Photography can be perceived as the opposite of war.

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

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.

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.

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

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