I don't go out looking for pictures. I go out, and if something catches my eye, that's reason enough to photograph it.

[The photographer's task] is to describe the existing light... Chances are, if you believe the light, you're going to believe that the things photographed existed in the world.

I actually try and work before my mind is telling me what to do.

It can happen anytime, anywhere. I mean, you don't have to be in front of stuff that's going to make a good photograph. It's possible anywhere.

Part of it has to do with the discipline of being actively receptive. At the core of this receptivity is a process that might be called soft eyes. It is a physical sensation. You are not looking for something. You are open, receptive. At some point you are in front of something that you cannot ignore.

I don't go out looking for pictures. I go out, and if something catches my eye, that's reason enough to photograph it.

Some of my best work is done when I'm half asleep.