The drama of light exists not only in what is in the light, but also in what is left dark. If the light is everywhere, the drama is gone.

The more light you have in an image, the less drama you get. The details start taking over; the mystery is all gone.

Had I not been told to look, I would have quite, ignorant of what was really there, because I had 'made plans' and was wearing visual and emotional blinders that limited my perceptions and my vision.

I try not to tell students where to shoot, when to shoot, or what to shoot. I feel finding the picture is the most important part of being a photographer. The actual shooting is of lesser importance.

You can't just turn on when something happens, you have to be turned on all the time. Then things happen.

The whole world is there for you. Gifts will happen, but only if you are patient with life itself, the shooting process, and your own limitations.

The best camera is the one you have with you.