I have gradually confused photography with life.

My creative process begins when I get out with the camera and interact with the world. A camera is truly a license to explore. There are no uninteresting things. There are just uninterested people.

And young people who are learning digital skills discover that the real challenge is coming up with an image that resonates, first of all, with your self and hopefully, with an audience. They can learn all these new techniques and think that they're easier to use, but creating great images isn't about the tools.

I think of my photographs as being obviously symbolic, but not symbolically obvious.

It's equally hard and labor intensive to create an image on the computer as it is in a darkroom. Believe me.

The anticipation of discovering new possibilities becomes my greatest joy.

I try to begin working with no preconceived ideas.