For me, the camera is like an entrance to the private lives of other people. And if you are curious like me, it is a fantastic tool.

I can’t describe reality; at the most, I can try to capture things that seem to be valid, the way I see them.

Shoot from the gut, edit with the brain

For me, the camera is like an entrance to the private lives of other people. And if you are curious like me, it is a fantastic tool.

It (taking photographs) is all about longingwithout longing-no pictures at all.

The people at the Café Lehmitz had a presence and a sincerity that I myself lacked. It was okay to be desperate, to be tender, to sit all alone or share the company of others. There was a great warmth and tolerance in this destitute setting.

There is not a big difference between life and taking pictures... You're in the middle of life, you're living, making love, eating, sleeping - and photography is part of it. And I don't say this because I'm being romantic. I say this because that's just the way it happens to be.