The dismal half-baked images of the average "reportage" and "documentary" photography are self dammning... the slick manner, the slightly obscure significance, the esoteric fear of simple beauty for its own sake - I am deeply concerned with these manifestations of decay. Gene Smith's work validates my most vigorous convictions that if the documentary photographs is to be truly effective it must contain elements of art, intensity, fine craft and spirituality. All these his work contains and we may turn to his work with gratitude, appreciation and great respect.

All art is the expression of one and the same thing- the relation of the spirit of man to the spirit of other men and to the world.

It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.

Photographers and artists contribute a lot to the world and have a right to exist in relative security and comfort.

There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.

A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels...

Both the grand and the intimate aspects of nature can be revealed in the expressive photograph. Both can stir enduring affirmations and discoveries, and can surely help the spectator in his search for identification with the vast world of natural beauty and wonder surrounding him.