I know the families that I photograph extremely well and have known them for a very long time.

I'm guilty of extraordinary naivete, I suppose. But it's a naivete that I really don't want to abandon, not even now.

The kids really enjoy what they do. I check with them constantly to make sure that they're really happy to be there.

I'll go to do a shoot, I'll spend five or six hours at the beach with people, and when people think I'm all out of film, then they really relax and I get my good pictures.

But the truth is that Homo sapiens is a sensual species. I think all species are, to one degree or another.

There are photographs that I don’t take now, that I previously would have taken without any thought at all as to any misinterpretations.

Every child is going to grow up. You can see it happen in the books: They get older and older and belong to themselves to a greater and greater extent.