It is no accident that the photographer becomes a photographer any more than the lion tamer becomes a lion tamer.

Life, for people, begins to crumble on the edges; they don't realize it.

I trust my instincts. I don't distrust them. They haven't led me astray. It's when I've made up my mind to be efficient that is when I have gone wrong.

The good photograph is not the object, the consequences of the photograph are the objects.

You put your camera around your neck along with putting on your shoes, and there it is, an appendage of the body that shares your life with you. The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.

I many times encountered courage, real courage. Undeniable courage. I've heard it said that that was the highest quality of the human animal. I encountered that many times, in unexpected places. And I have learned to recognize it when I see it.

go in over your head, not just up to your neck.