Why limit yourself to what your eyes see when you have an opportunity to extend your vision?

The photograph isolates and perpetuates a moment of time: an important and revealing moment, or an unimportant and meaningless one, depending upon the photographer's understanding of his subject and mastery of his process.

I see my finished platinum print (in the viewfinder) in all its desired qualities, before my exposure.

Ultimately success or failure in photographing people depends on the photographer's ability to understand his fellow man.

Photography suits the temper of this age - of active bodies and minds. It is a perfect medium for one whose mind is teeming with ideas, imagery, for a prolific worker who would be slowed down by painting or sculpting, for one who sees quickly and acts decisively, accurately.

Now, to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravity before going for a walk.

...the pepper is beginning to show signs of strain, and tonight should grace a salad. It has been suggested that I am a cannibal to eat my models.