I avoid Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and if I need to communicate with someone, I email direct.

All photography is propaganda.

Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work.

With photography, I like to create a fiction out of reality. I try and do this by taking society's natural prejudice and giving this a twist.

I think the ordinary is a very under-exploited aspect of our lives because it is so familiar.

You have to take a lot of bad pictures. Dont' be afraid to take bad pictures... You have to take a lot of bad pictures in order to know when you've got a good one.

You can read a lot about a country by looking at its beaches: across cultures, the beach is that rare public space in which all absurdities and quirky national behaviors can be found.

The easy bit is picking up a camera and pointing and shooting. But then you have to decide what it is you’re trying to say and express.

You can't learn passion, either you've got it or you haven't.

We are drowning in images. Photography is used as a propaganda tool, which serves to sell products and ideas. I use the same approach to show aspects of reality.

I am what I photograph.

You were made for a particular purpose, but you can be anything you want. Anything, including that.

We will discover the nature of our particular genius when we stop trying to conform to our own or to other people's models learn to be ourselves and allow our natural channel to open.

I've always been fascinated by dark subjects, especially people's reactions to them. Why are people so uncomfortable talking about death if everyone dies?

I believe in doing the thing you feel is right. If it looks right, it is right.

Fill a space in a beautiful way.

Marriage is the miracle that transforms a kiss from a pleasure into a duty.

Images are altered in many ways, to many degrees, and for many reasons, so it's important for viewers to be informed of both.

The difference between those that succeed and those that fail is, those that succeeded tried.

It's wonderful to win, but don't get cocky about it!

In a way, editing is not unlike the movies. The best books, just like the best movies, are a collaboration. They're only as good as the compromise made between the artists involved.