Generally, the French highly promote culture and the arts, and photography is in their blood.

It's important to let your subjects be themselves.

I like form and shape and strength in pictures.

Actually, when I first started dabbling in photography, I was still working for my parents as a salesman.

I always enjoyed art history because, growing up in California, my exposure was limited, and it was a new experience. To learn the history of art opened up certain things to me, made me see. It intrigued me.

I think knowing people by first names, not by what they do sexually, is really what it's about. Not being afraid. Fear is the enemy. I've always been comfortable with being gay.

For me, the most important thing I learned was just honing my eye. I think I had a good eye.