I want my pictures to cut through political abstractions... and make a connection on a human level.

Do we really need another picture of Paris Hilton or Naomi Campbell?

If I can upset people, if I can ruin their day, then I have done my job.

If there is something occurring that is so bad that it could be considered a crime against humanity, it has to be transmitted with anguish, with pain, and create an impact in people - upset them, shake them up, wake them out of their everyday routine.

I try to use whatever I know about photography to be of service to the people I'm photographing.

I became a photographer in order to be a war photographer, and a photographer involved in what I thought were critical social issues. From the very beginning this was my goal.

The greatest statesmen, philosophers, humanitarians ... have not been able to put an end to war. Why place that demand on photography?