[A photograph] is a part of the evidence. I'm not saying it's the truth - it's part of the evidence.

I use my intuition. I tell my students: use your brains, but also use another part of yourself.

The photograph is kind of a proof - a proof that I actually met these people, that they actually have lives, and that they're worth considering.

Since 1970, I've been using text and ephemera as well as photographs in order to tell stories of one kind or another. There's a thread that runs through all the work that is to do with bearing witness. The photographs are about asking questions, though, not answering them.

I have the great privilege of being both witness and storyteller. Intimacy, trust and intuition guide my work.

My only agenda is to bring attention to otherwise ignored and shunned lives.

[A photograph] is a part of the evidence. I'm not saying it's the truth - it's part of the evidence.