I don't like to work with assistants. I'm already one too many; the camera alone would be enough.

I have to be as much diplomat as a photographer.

I don't like to work with assistants. I'm already one too many; the camera alone would be enough.

I seldom think when I take a picture. My eyes and fingers react - click. But first, it's most important to decide on the angle at which your photograph is to be taken.

I always prefer photographing in available light – or Rembrandt-light I like to call it – so you get the natural modulations of the face. It makes a more alive, real, and flattering portrait.

Never boss people around. It's more important to click with people than to click the shutter.

My style hasn't changed much in all these sixty years. I still use, most of the time, existing light and try not to push people around. I have to be as much a diplomat as a photographer. People don't often take me seriously because I carry so little equipment and make so little fuss... I never carried a lot of equipment. My motto has always been, "Keep it simple".