We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through fabric of illusion.

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

As the fisherman depends upon the rivers, lakes and seas and the farmer upon the land for his existence, so does mankind in general depend upon the beauty of the world about him for his spiritual and emotional existence.

With all art expression, when something is seen, it is a vivid experience, sudden, compelling, and inevitable.

To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces.

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

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.