Gesture will survive whatever kind of light you have. Gesture can triumph over anything because of its narrative content.

You find that you have to do many things, more than just lift up the camera and shoot, and so you get involved in it in a very physical way. You may find that the picture you want to do can only be made from a certain place, and you're not there, so you have to physically go there. And that participation may spur you on to work harder on the thing, . . . because in the physical change of position you start seeing a whole different relationship.

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

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.

Gesture is not always action.

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

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