The whole world is, to me, very much "alive" - all the little growing things, even the rocks. I can't look at a swell bit of grass and earth, for instance, without feeling the essential life - the things going on - within them. The same goes for a mountain, or a bit of the ocean, or a magnificent piece of old wood.

A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.

Black and white photography is truly quite a 'departure from reality', and the transition from one aspect of visual magic to another was not as complete as many imagine.

There still is some opposition to it in some museums and art schools, but I think photography has really grown into a mature art form.

One of the most important pieces of equipment, for the photographer who really wants to improve, is a great big wastepaper basket.

The craft of photography is the key to good images.

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