I believe that, through the act of living, the discovery of oneself is made concurrently with the discovery of the world around us.

The world is being created every minute, and the world is falling to pieces every minute

It's seldom you make a great picture. you have to milk the cow quite a lot to get plenty of milk to make a little cheese.

He made me suddenly realize that photographs could reach eternity through the moment.

In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject. The little, human detail can become a Leitmotiv.

What do you think I'm a professor of? The little finger? (On offers of honorary doctorates.)

The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box.