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

In a still photograph you basically have two variables, where you stand and when you press the shutter. That's all you have.

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

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.

Most musicians I know don't just play music on Saturday night. They play music every day. They are always fiddling around, letting the notes lead them from one place to another. Taking still photographs is like that. It is a generative process. It pulls you along.

[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.