[Photography is] very related to poetry. It's suggestive and fragmentary and unsatisfying in a lot of ways. It's as much about what you leave out as what you put in.
Alec SothIf you want to be a creative person, then youโre gonna have to be creative in how you put your career together. There isnโt a path. Part of the creativity is making your path.
Alec SothYou can photograph anything. You can be inside, outside, doesn't matter, you're controlling the light. It gives you great flexibility. That was a primary motivation.
Alec Soth