Nothing is ever the same as they said it was. It's what I've never seen before that I recognize.

One thing I would never photograph is a dog lying in the mud.

Shoot for the secrets, develop for the surprises

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one of my favorite things about it, and when I first did it, I felt very perverse.

Nothing is ever the same as they said it was. It's what I've never seen before that I recognize.

It would be beautiful to photograph the winners of everything from Nobel to booby prize, clutching trophy, or money or certificate, solemn or smiling or tear stained or bloody, on the precarious pinnacle of the human landscape.

I'm very little drawn to photographing people that are known or even subjects that are known. They fascinate me when I've barely heard of them.