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 many of my photographs as being obviously symbolic but not symbolically obvious. There isn't any specific correlation between the symbols in this image and any content that I have in mind.

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.

The truth is that one is more frequently blessed with ideas while working.

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