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.

Is it possible to put an end to a form of human behavior which has existed throughout history by means of photography?

If you want to connect with people who are in distress and great grief and scared, you need to do it in a certain way. I move kind of slow. I talk kind of slow. I let them know that I respect them.

None of the editors I've worked with have ever asked me to pull my punches. They've never asked me to give them anything other than my own interpretation of events.

I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony. The events I have recorded should not be forgotten and must not be repeated.

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

Photography can be perceived as the opposite of war.