The first thing I did with my very first camera was climb Mt. Fuji. Climbing Mt. Fuji is a lesson in determination and moderation. It would be fair to ask if I took the moderation part to heart. But it certainly was a lesson in respecting your camera. If I was going to live with this thing, I was going to have to think about what that meant. There were not going to be any pictures without it.

The camera makes you forget you're there. It's not like you are hiding but you forget, you are just looking so much.

I love having the photograph in my hand. I love looking at the photograph. I love looking at a box of photographs. I just love the still photograph.

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.

Most people, especially successful people, are hard-working. They want to participate. They want to do things well.

I've always cared more about taking pictures than about the art market.

I was scared to do anything in the studio because it felt so claustrophobic. I wanted to be somewhere where things could happen and the subject wasn't just looking back at you.