As you see something that yo want to shot and it's bearing down on you, it's important to start framing long before the subject gets close to you. The light will reveal itself possibly long before you want to take the image, but you have to wait until the picture comes to you, and if you've been anticipating carefully when the subject will be in position, the background will have been figured out in advance.

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.

If you don't have a camera, the best thing you can do is describe how great it looked.

Money and fame that photography can bring you are wonderful, but nothing can compare to the joy of seeing something new.

Always carry a camera, it's tough to shoot a picture without one.

If you can capture the element of surprise, you're way ahead of the game.

Allow yourself to lose your way.