Be gentle and tolerant. Intimacy will grow, but will take time and cannot be rushed. If all goes well, soon you will become more familiar with each other, and handling will forge awkward fumbling and fondling into more satisfying and productive caresses and eventually into a comfortable working partnership. At this stage you will be ready to accompany your new camera into the world.

A photograph is a picture and no more true or false than any other depiction; why is that so hard to comprehend?

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

But there are times when thinking is misplaced, like when taking photographs. You cannot think your way to making photographs; you can photograph your way to clearer thinking.

If you are intent on drawing or painting on your prints, you must first learn to draw and paint at least as well as you photograph.

Photographers, like kids, should be seen and not heard.

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