And the revelation was a little like what saints receive on mountains - a further chapter in the history of the mystery.

I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.

You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw.

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.

The Chinese have a theory that you pass through boredom into fascination and I think it's true. I would never choose a subject for what it means to me or what I think about it. You've just got to choose a subject - and what you feel about it, what it means, begins to unfold if you just plain choose a subject and do it enough.

Taking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing Oreo cookies.

Nothing is ever the same as they said it was.