I try to use whatever I know about photography to be of service to the people I'm photographing.

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.

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.

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.

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.