I get up early and open my emails, write cheques and answer the phone; whatever needs to be done.

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.

The most clear-sided view of the darkest possible situation is itself an act of optimism

Don't underestimate her ability to talk, it's her superpower.

If our circumstances find us in God, we shall find God in all our circumstances.

It is so much easier sometimes to sit down and be resigned than to rise up and be indignant.

Australia! I wanna see some saltwater crocodiles!

My comments concerning persons afflicted with AIDS as well as various minority groups have left people wondering if I am a racist.

You ain't worth a greased lack pin to ram you into hell.

It is embarrassingly unscientific to speak of anything creating itself from nothing.

Luck always favors the comely.

An architect does not need to spend his whole career making monuments for rich people.