A picture can express a universal humanism, or simply reveal a delicate and poignant truth by exposing a slice of life that might otherwise pass unnoticed.

If you wait, people will forget your camera, and the soul will drift up into view.

Most of my photos are grounded in people, I look for the unguarded moment, the essential soul peeking out, experience etched on a persons face.

If you want to be a photographer, first leave home

My life is shaped by the urgent need to wander and observe, and my camera is my passport.

The definition of a great picture is one that stays with you, one that you can't forget. It doesn't have to be technically good at all.

Some of the great pictures happen along the journey and not necessarily at your destination.

I strive for individual pictures that will burn in people's memories.

What matters most is that each picture stands on its own with its own place and feeling.

I think life is too short not to be doing something which you really believe in.

The photograph is an undeniably powerful medium. Free from the constraints of language, and harnessing the unique qualities of a single moment frozen in time.

You should also pay attention to what happens to you and make sure you draw correct conclusions

'Doo-wop' is a very special word for me. Because I grew up listening to my dad who, as a Fifties rock & roll head, loved doo-wop music.

If you're going to have to beg them to play, it's not going to work.

Nothing reveals a man's character better than the kind of joke at which he takes offense.

I’ve never trusted anyone all the time. It’s the people I care about the most that always seem to do the most damage.

Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.

I can deal with fighting in the arena in Hell, but laundry and dishes put the fear of God in me.

We all have moments of weakness. It’s how we recover from them that really counts.

Though shyness per se was unacceptable, reserve was a mark of good breeding.

Love comes in at the eye.