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.

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.

I don't believe there's any such thing as objective reality. It's only reality as we experience it.

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.

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

Many people in this world do jobs that are dangerous and where their life is at risk and they feel that there is some kind of value to their job I guess that's how I feel about what I do. There is a social function to documentary photography that is very important and it requires people to take risks.