In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular... sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice.

I respect everything in change and the solemn beauty of life and death... and therefore, while man is amidst the immense beauty of objective bodies, he must possess the capacity of self-perfection and must observe and represent his world with full confidence.

I’m interested in something which is built up from within, rather than just extracted from without.

The artist and the photographer seek the mysteries and the adventure of experience in nature.

In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.

It is easy to take a photograph, but it is harder to make a masterpiece in photography than in any other art medium.

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.