Photography is inextricably linked with life; the photographer is not invisibly behind the camera but projecting a life-attitude through the lens to create an interference pattern with the image. Who he is, what he believes, not only becomes important to know intellectually, but also becomes revealed emotionally and visibly through a body of work.

If it is not an interesting picture when in focus, it is not going to be a better picture out of focus.

I agree, intellectualism in photography is overrated. I just wish it could be replaced by common sense.

Advice to artists: always take the opportunity to shut up.

A photograph is a mirror; mostly it reflects the prejudices of the viewer.

If there is a single factor which separates the best photographers from the wannabes it is the quantity of images which they produce. They seem to be forever shooting. I have watched many of them as they take picture after picture even when they are not photographing. [...] Often these intimate images do not look as though they were taken by the same photographer. And that is their fascination and charm.

I talk a lot about photography. It's cheap becuase my supply always exceeds demand.