The world is shrinking as we see more and more of it in the media, and the more we see of the world, the smaller we are, the more aware we are of how insignificant any one of us is.

I will always admit immediately to what’s obvious, which is that homo sapiens is inherently erotic or sensual from birth.

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.

In fact, I don’t believe I’m guilty of any crimes, but I’ve always been drawn to and fascinated by physical, sexual, and psychological change, and there’s an erotic aspect to that.

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

Some of the people that I photographed as sticks became much more voluptuous, much rounder, in some cases dramatically so, and I think they're even more beautiful.

When I started doing my work years ago, I had doubts as to whether the informed consent question was answerable.