John Loengard, the picture editor at Life, always used to tell me, ”If you want something to look interesting, don’t light all of it.

You’ve gotta taste the light, like my friend and fellow shooter Chip Maury says. And when you see light like this, trust me, it’s like a strawberry sundae with sprinkles.

Our pictures are our footprints. It’s the best way to tell people we were here.

The camera’s not a camera, really. It’s an open door we need to walk through. It’s up to us to keep moving our feet.

If you view your life as a piece of fabric or a tapestry, the photography is the stitching. It keeps everything together.

John Loengard, the picture editor at Life, always used to tell me, ”If you want something to look interesting, don’t light all of it.

Always remember to make room to shoot what you love. It's the only way to keep your heart beating as a photographer.