I'm a good craftsman and I can have this particular intention: let's say, I want a photograph that's going to push a certain button in an audience, to make them laugh or love, feel warm or hate or what - I know how to do this.

I'm a good craftsman and I can have this particular intention: let's say, I want a photograph that's going to push a certain button in an audience, to make them laugh or love, feel warm or hate or what - I know how to do this.

The only thing that happens when I'm teaching is that I hope there are some students out there in the class who will ask questions.

In the simplest sentence, I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed. Basically, that's why I photograph, in the simplest language. That's the beginning of it and then we get to play the games.

There are things I photograph because I'm interested in those things.

When I see something, I know why something's funny or seems to be funny. But in the end it's just another picture as far as I'm concerned.

When I look at photographs, I couldn't care less "how."