I believe in living with the camera, and not using the 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.

I believe that what we call beautiful is generally a by-product.

The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.

I realize more and more what it takes to be a really good photographer. You go in over your head, not just up to your neck.

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

When you are doing a lot of hard fast field work, it's a physical necessity to forget every day. You can't try to remember it in any continuity. You get so burdened if you try to do it the other way. You can't dictate to your material... We found our way in, slid in on the edges. We used our hunches. And it was hard, hard living.