Instant gratification in photography is not something that I need or desire. I find that the long, slow journey to the final print captivates me far more.

Nothing is ever the same twice because everything is always gone forever, and yet each moment has infinite photographic possibilities.

I often think of my work as visual haiku. It is an attempt to evoke and suggest through as few elements as possible rather than to describe with tremendous detail.

I gravitate towards places where humans have been and are no more, to the edge of man's influence, where the elements are taking over or covering man's traces.

We see in colour all the time. Everything around us is in colour. Black and white is therefore immediately an interpretation of the world, rather than a copy.

Perhaps most intriguing of all is that it is possible to photograph what is impossible for the human eye to see - cumulative time.

The golden rule in the arts, as far as I am concerned, is that all rules are meant to be broken.

I believe that photographers should be passionate, determined, disciplined and ready to seek out their own styles and identities.

Parks and gardens are the quintessential intimate landscapes. People use them all the time, leaving their energy and memories behind. It's what's left behind that I like to photograph.

I don't have anything against colour. It is just not my first preference. I have always found black and white photographs to be quieter and more mysterious than those made in colour.

I prefer to think of photography as a never ending journey with infinite possibilities. I love to return to places to re photograph. Nothing is ever the same. The options are endless.

An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you but tries to be just as if she weren't.

If I were a rock star, I'd design my own clothes. I'd do it because that's the mark of a true rock star.

A drunkard is one thing, and a temperate man is quite another.

Come, come, my conservative friend, wipe the dew off your spectacles, and see that the world is moving.

We dull our lives by the way we conceive them.

As soon as one project is finished I like to go straight on to something else.

He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in safety.

We can not imitate great souls. However to study, analyse and imbibe the principles they teach and embody, is the path of progress.

She didn't know there were things worse than selfish.

I'm seeing the ball well. I'm not trying for home runs. I'm trying to hit to right field more. When I do that, the home run comes.