When you've lived through the golden age of photojournalism, there's no point in being nostalgic.

Do not settle for easy. Do not settle for that first image. Craft it, work it, and make something more out of it. And finally, don't forget that the biggest joy in photography is making pictures of those things in your own life.

When you've lived through the golden age of photojournalism, there's no point in being nostalgic.

I see myself as a recorder of history, sort of a visual historian.

I love New York, but am happy to be away from it. I really like small towns, with welcoming barbecue restaurants.

It's a given your family will be tired of being photographed, but don't give up. In another couple of decades, those are the pictures you will be glad to have.

The satisfaction comes from working next to 500 photographers and coming away with something different.