Unfortunately, the world continues, history continues to produce tragedies. And it is very important that they be documented in a humane way, in a compelling way.

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 used to call myself a war photographer. Now I consider myself as an antiwar photographer.

If you make an honest picture of war, it will be an antiwar photograph.

You are never freer than in that moment when you decide to expose yourself to sniper fire.

I began after college, about 1972. I began to teach myself photography. I went to work for a local newspaper for four years as a kind of basic training.

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