At my Rolling Stones' tour, the camera was a protection. I used it in a Zen way.

When I take a picture I take 10 percent of what I see.

One doesn't stop seeing. One doesn't stop framing. It doesn't turn off and turn on. It's on all the time.

At my Rolling Stones' tour, the camera was a protection. I used it in a Zen way.

The subjects felt more comfortable if they played the role than if they had to be themselves.

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.

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.