Think clearly, act sensibly, commit yourself to caring and work hard in order to discover joy. Then give the images back to the world from which they were taken.

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

There are many reasons why photography does not attract the social and cultural attention it deserves. I would add one more which has received scant attention: it does not make a lot of noise. ... Perhaps photography would be more appreciated if camera shutters fired with the sound of a .357 Magnum.

Predators and prey always coexist. That's why we have galleries as well as photographers.

I'd like my coffin to be a camera obscura so I can see what's going on outside.

When you can't think of anything else, photograph graffiti, nudes, or plants.

Ask photographers to write and they have nothing to say; ask them to talk about their work and they won't shut up.