I think nearly every artist continually wants to reach the edge of nothingness - the point where you can’t go any further.

The mystery isn't in the technique, it's in each of us.

The difference between the casual impression and the intensified image is about as great as that separating the average business letter from a poem. If you choose your subject selectively—intuitively—the camera can write poetry.

Experience is the best teacher of all. And for that, there are no guarantees that one will become an artist. Only the journey matters.

You're a legend in your own mind.

You only do exercises in art school. That's not the real thing. A little bit tells you so much. You have to find your own self. And you don't know what you are! But that's what you have to search for.

Every time I talked about making a picture I didn't do it. I had already done it - talking about it! I quit talking.