The greatest statesmen, philosophers, humanitarians ... have not been able to put an end to war. Why place that demand on photography?

The pictures that were coming from Vietnam were showing us what was really happening on the ground level. It was in contradiction to what our political and military leaders were telling us. They were straight forward documentary images. A powerful indictment of the war, of how cruel and unjust it was. When I finally decided what to do with my life, it was to follow in that tradition.

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.

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

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

Photojournalists know the horrors of war can only be exposed at close range. Kodak Film.

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.