Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.

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

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.

The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit.

I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term - meaning that the creation of a simple photograph would entail as much time and effort as the production of a good watercolor or etching - there would be a vast improvement in total output. The sheer ease with which we can produce a superficial image often leads to creative disaster.

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.

I am always surprised when I see several cameras, a gaggle on lenses, filters, meters, et cetera, rattling around in a soft bag with a complement of refuse and dust. Sometimes the professional is the worst offender!