The most difficult thing for me is a portrait. You have to try and put your camera between the skin of a person and his shirt.

We cannot develop and print a memory.

The intensive use of photographs by mass media lays ever fresh responsibilities upon the photographer. We have to acknowledge the existence of a chasm between the economic needs of our consumer society and the requirements of those who bear witness to this epoch. This affects us all, particularly the younger generations of photographers. We must take greater care than ever not to allow ourselves to be separated from the real world and from humanity.

A photograph is neither taken or seized by force. It offers itself up. It is the photo that takes you. One must not take photos.

There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment.

It is through living that we discover ourselves, at the same time as we discover the world around us.

I love painting. As far as photography is concerned, I understand nothing.