A photographer is part pick-pocket and part tightrope dancer.

And no photographs taken with the aid of flashlight either, if only out of respect of the actual light—even when there isn't any of it.

With the one eye that is closed, one looks within, with the other eye that is open, one looks without.

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.

In photography, you've got to be quick, quick, quick, quick...Like an animal and a prey.

While we're working, we must be conscious of what we're doing.

Photography is not documentary, but intuition, a poetic experience.