I know some photographs that are extraodrinary in their power and conviction, but it is difficult in photography to overcome the superficial power or subject; the concept and statement must be quite convincing in themselves to win over a dramatic and compelling subject situation.

The quality of place, the reaction to immediate contact with earth and growing things that have a fugal relationship with mountains and sky, is essential to the integrity of our existence on this planet.

How high your awareness level is determines how much meaning you get from your world. Photography can teach you to improve your awareness level.

The [35mm] camera is for life and for people, the swift and intense moments of life.

We must remember that a photograph can hold just as much as we put into it, and no one has ever approached the full possibilities of the medium.

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.

There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.