You should never reveal your true age.

I came to photography by accident.

What you need to be a good photographer is an overwhelming curiosity and a good digestion.

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.

I have been poor and I wanted to document poverty; I had lost a child and I was obsessed with birth; I was interested in politics and I wanted to know how it affected our lives; I am a woman and I wanted to know about women.

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.