No country has ever closely scrutinized itself visually.
I believe that what we call beautiful is generally a by-product.
Artists are controlled by the life that beats in them, like the ocean beats on the shore.
go in over your head, not just up to your neck.
It is not enough to photograph the obviously picturesque.
To know ahead of time what you're looking for means you're then only photographing your own preconceptions, which is very limiting, and often false.