Being a woman is just a marvelous plus in photographing. Men like to be photographed by women, it becomes flirtatious and fun, and women feel less as if they're expected to be in a relationship.

If a photographer cares about the people before the lens and is compassionate, much is given. It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.

If you are careful with people, they will offer you part of themselves. That is the big secret.

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.

What drove me and kept me going over the decades? If I had to use a single word, it would be 'curiosity.

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.

You should never reveal your true age.