I respect newspapers but the reality is that magazine "photojournalism" is finished. They want illustrations, Photoshopped pictures of movie stars.

Finding the right subject is the hardest part.

Photograph the world as it is. Nothing's more interesting than reality.

I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're photographing them and what you're doing. After all, you are taking some of their soul.

I'm interested in reality, and I'm interested in survival. I'm interested in people who aren't the lucky ones, who maybe have a tougher time surviving, and telling their story.

It’s not when you press the shutter, but why you press the shutter.

Usually my ideas for work have revolved around my interest in people, especially people that live on the edges of society.

Reality is always extraordinary.

I’m just interested in people on the edges. I feel an affinity for people who haven’t had the best breaks in society. What I want to do more than anything is acknowledge their existence.

I was fascinated by my own prom pictures.

A great photograph needs no explanation; it functions by suggestion. There is no need to be explicit.

The only competition in art is the search for truth. No matter who gets there first, we all win.

How would we flood village and city with our information? The people must learn how well I govern them. How would they know if we didn't tell them?

There are very complex shapes which would be the same from close by and far away.

The road to your soul is through your heart.

The central question in this election [2016] is really what kind of country we want to be and what kind of future we'll build together.

"Please stop," I said. "You're upsetting the black Santas."

Damian Lillard is having a better year than Chris Paul. Lillard got snubbed when he was left off of the USA Men’s Basketball team, and now the All-Star team.

Life isn't all about what you don't have, but yet, what you do with what you have been given.

I think Obama is right when he talks about the rule of law as a cornerstone of what the United States should stand for.

Trust your daughters, they are faithful. Honor your daughters, they are honorable. Educate your daughters, they are amazing.