Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit.

Photography is an austere and blazing poetry of the real.

This profession [photography] is deserving of attention and respect equal to that accorded painting, literature, music and architecture.

The term accessories has come to include a host of photographic gadgets of questionable value.

I have often had a retrospective vision where everything in my past life seems to fall with significance into logical sequence.

It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.

No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied - it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.