Photographers stop photographing a subject too soon before they have exhausted the possibilities.

No country has ever closely scrutinized itself visually.

You know there are moments such as these when time stands still and all you do is hold your breath and hope it will wait for you.

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.

One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you'd be stricken blind.

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.

The words that come direct from the people are the greatest.If you substitute one out of your own vocabulary, it disappears before your eyes.