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.

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.

I love the idea I can go off with a single camera and a few rolls of film unencumbered... I was not interested in the illusion of reality, I wanted to get close to what was happening.

It doesn't matter if you use a box camera or you use a Leica; the important thing is what motivates you when you are photographing.

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.

I don't see anybody as either ordinary or extraordinary. I see them simply as people in front of my lens.

If the photographer is interested in the people in front of his lens, and if he is compassionate, it's already a lot. The instrument is not the camera but the photographer.