Photography can be perceived as the opposite of war.

When the truth is spoken, it doesn't need to be adorned. It just needs to be simply stated, and often it only needs to be said once.

I dont think tragic situations are necessarily devoid of beauty.

[Photography] puts a human face on issues which, from afar, can appear abstract or ideological or monumental in their global impact.

It is very hard to say where you're going until you get there. That kind of thing is based very much on instinct. As a photographer, one of the most important lessons I have learnt is that you have to learn to listen to and trust your own instinct. It has helped to guide me - this far at least.

There is a job to be doneto record the truth. I want to wake people up!

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