Cameras always were seductive. And then a darkroom became available, and that's when I stopped doing anything else.

Actually, the animal pictures came about in a funny way.

People are just dumb. They misunderstand.

I sometimes think I'm a mechanic. I just take pictures.

Surviving, that's all. That's all I have in mind .

Sometimes I feel like . . . the world is a place I bought a ticket to. It’s a big show for me, as if it wouldn’t happen if I wasn’t there with a camera.

People are going to have a good time, you know. One can go have a good time at these big openings in museums. And people go to have a good time. But the thing has another purpose.In the case of museums, it's always got to do with money, people who donate and things like that. And I believe a certain kind of interest has to be demonstrated.