I like form and shape and strength in pictures.

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

Many people who excel are self-taught.

Well, I liked it - that was the main thing. I liked it, but I didn't think of it in terms of a career. I didn't really know; I didn't really think about it. One thing just led to another until finally I quit my job as a salesman and found myself working as a photographer.

Regardless of whether you speak the language or are familiar with a culture, the picture should hold up.

I think a lot of the time these days people are so concerned about having the right camera and the right film and the right lenses and all the special effects that go along with it, even the computer, that they're missing the key element.

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