Before the people at large, and for that matter, the artists themselves, understand what photography really means, as I understand that term, it is essential for them to be taught the real meaning of art.

All art, like all love, is rooted in heartache.

To demand the portrait that will be a complete portrait of a person is as futile as to demand that a motion picture be condensed into a single still.

I have a vision of life, and I try to find equivalents for it in the form of photographs.

Utopia is in the moment. Not in some future time, some other place, but in the here and now, or else it is nowhere.

The goal of art was the vital expression of self.

We had many books and pictures... my parents' way of life doubtless left a lasting impression on me. They created an atmosphere in which a certain kind of freedom could exist. This may well account for my seeking a related sense of liberty as I grew up.