I realize that I had the best of serious picture journalism.

I found a way of working which pleased me because I didn’t have to frighten people with heavy equipment. It was that little black box and me.

What I have tried to do is involve the people I was photographing... if they were willing to give, I was willing to photograph.

It doesn’t matter if you use a box camera or a Leica, the important thing is what motivates you when you are photographing. What I have tried to do is involve the people I was photographing. To have them realize without saying so, that it was up to them to give me whatever they wanted to give me . . . if they were willing to give, I was willing to photograph.

I didn't want to be a woman photographer. That would limit me. I wanted to be a photographer who was a woman, with all the world open to my camera.

You can't make a great musician or a great photographer if the magic isn't there.

I realize that I had the best of serious picture journalism.