Since the recording process is instantaneous, and the nature of the image such that it cannot survive corrective handwork, it is obvious that the finished print must be created in full before the film is exposed.

My own eyes are no more than scouts on a preliminary search, or the camera's eye may entirely change my idea.

It's hard not to tell the truth with a camera. Artists are particularly good at that.

It seems so utterly naive that landscape - not that of the pictorial school - is not considered of "social significance" when it has a far more important bearing on the human race of a given locale than excrescences called cities.

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.

Anything more than 500 yards from the car just isn't photogenic.

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.