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.

... it came to me that what I had to do was to take pictures and concentrate upon people, only people, all kinds of people, people who paid me and people who didn't.

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

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

Being disabled gave me an immense advantage. People are kinder to you. It puts you on a different level than if you go into a situation whole and secure.

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.