Shoot from the gut, edit with the brain

To me, it’s encounters that matter, pictures are much less important.

You have to focus on what you are doing, not just as a photographer, but as a human being.

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

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

In black and white there are more colors than color photography, because you are not blocked by any colors so you can use your experiences, your knowledge, and your fantasy, to put colors into black and white.

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.