The pictures of my family were designed to be on a family wall, they were supposed to be together. It was supposed to copy my mother's wall in her house.

When I'm asked about my work, I try to explain that there is no mystery involved. It is work. But things happen all the time that are unexpected, uncontrolled, unexplainable, even magical. The work prepares you for that moment. Suddenly the clouds roll in and the soft light you longed for appears.

I am impressed with what happens when someone stays in the same place and you took the same picture over and over and it would be different, every single frame.

When I started working for Rolling Stone, I became very interested in journalism and thought maybe that's what I was doing, but it wasn't.

There are still so many places on our planet that remain unexplored. I'd love to one day peel back the mystery and understand them.

I’d like to think that the actions we take today will allow others in the future to discover the wonders of landscapes we helped protect but never had the chance to enjoy ourselves.

My lens of choice was always the 35 mm. It was more environmental. You can't come in closer with the 35 mm.