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.

Beautiful dreams - if the world were more beautiful they would come true - But the world is relentless & cruel - people are - they must be, I suppose, or they could not live.

Photography as a fad is well-nigh on its last legs, thanks principally to the bicycle craze.

If you can imagine photography in the guise of a woman and you’d ask her what she thought of Stieglitz, she’d say: He always treated me like a gentleman.

Wherever there is light, one can photograph.

There is nothing so wrong as accepting a thing merely because men who have done things say it should be so.

The fight for photography became my life.