Was it the same light that enchanted the first photographers? It is the same, and it is still brand new - it is something that never wears out.

There are certain pictures I can never take. We turn on the TV and are smothered with cruelty and suffering and I don't need to add to it. So I just photograph peaceful things. A vase of flowers, a beautiful girl. Sometimes, through a peaceful face, I can bring something important into the world.

Nowadays, photographers start out with ideas, and their photos become the expression of an idea. To my way of thinking, a photo should not depend on ideas, should go beyond ideas.

You cannot live when you are untouchable. Life is vulnerability.

Taking photographs is not something that happens only in a moment I press the button. It is a full-time occupation. For me there is difference between leisure and work.

The wandering photographer sees the same show that everyone else sees. He, however, stops to watch it.

The most important thing is to go out and see the stars, not to see them in books.