Balance of light is the problem, not the amount. Balance between shadows and highlights determines where the emphasis goes in the picture...make sure the major light in a picture falls at right angles to the camera.

Color is descriptive. Black and white is interpretive.

I like things that have to do with what is real, elegant, well presented and without excessive style. In other words, just fine observation.

Photography is simply a function of noticing things.

Photography is an art of observation - it's about creating something extraordinary out of the ordinary. You choose a frame and then wait until the right time for something magical to come along and fill it.

I like museums in Berlin a lot, especially in the eastern part. They're extraordinarily good.

The advice I would give to any photographer - young, old or in-between - is to explore anything visual because this is, after all, how you express your artistry. Look at paintings, movies, drawings, sculptures - look at anything visual and try to integrate that into your visual sense. After that, go out and take pictures and keep on taking pictures!