I'm a photographer, obviously. My chosen tool for understanding life, and communicating the results of this search to others, is the camera.

Life as it unfolds in front of the camera is full of so much complexity, wonder and surprise that I find it unnecessary to create new realities. There is more pleasure, for me, in things as-they-are.

These are the two basic controls at the photographer's command--positi on and timing--all others are extensions, peripheral ones, compared to them

For me photography is an excuse to be nosy about things I want to know about.

Learn from the best; the second raters have nothing to offer.

The destination of the photograph is to reveal what something or somebody looked like, under a particular set of conditions, at a particular moment in time, and to transmit the results to others.

There are many forms of photography. I consider myself simply a recorder of that which I find of interest around me. I personally have no desire to create or stage direct ideas.

The most important piece of equipment after the camera is a good pair of shoes.

You are not a photographer because you are interested in photography.

I think of myself as a reportage photographer. I like the word. It implies a personal account of an observed event with connotations of subjectivity but honesty. It is eye-witness photography.

My advice is: learn from the best or teach yourself. And do not bother at all if you do not have an exaggerated sense of curiosity.

Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?

Darkness as well as light. Or do I mean darkness, another kind of light? Lucifer would say so, and I have a weakness for fallen angels.

Americans are like a rich father who wishes he knew how to give his son the hardships that made him rich.

Truth is the torch that gleams through the fog without dispelling it.

Go as far as you can, [young scientists]. The world needs you badly.

I am proud to be part of a species where a subset of its members willingly put their lives at risk to push the boundaries of our existence.

The better strategy is to focus on strengths and surround yourself with people who can complement your skills. However, you have to first do the analysis.

That's what love is made of, snakes, snails, and puppy dog tails, sugar, spice, and everything nice.

Taste in comedy, like fashion, changes all the time.

I don't paint to live, I live to paint.