First, perseverance trumps talent. Second, do what you want to do, otherwise why bother? Third, be ethical; it might rub off on others. Fourth, don't give up.

There is no bad light. There is spectacular light and difficult light. It's up to you to use the light you have.

When we are given gifts, we must be quick and able to accept them.

You must not think of yourself as looking at the stage from the audience. You must think of it as theatre in the round and look at it from all sides.

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

I take pictures, and they are there for the taking. I'll tell you a quote that I have always thought about. Arthur Miller said, I try to create the poem from the evidence.

You have to let the past successes go, or you'll never be able to see anew.