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.

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.

[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.

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

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.