Photographs are never records of the way things are; they're records of the way things were.

Many times we are tempted to defer to the documents we create, rather than the direct experiences we have.

To be sure, not all moments are equally fleeting. Some moments last longer than others. And certain events do reoccur more than once and even recur repeatedly. Sometimes you do get more than one chance. Sometimes you don't. It helps to know how long a window of opportunity you have and if you'll get another chance.

Photographs are never records of the way things are; they're records of the way things were.

The frame frames a frame of mind.

All photographs are about light. The great majority of photographs record light as a way of describing objects in space. A few photographs are less about objects and more about the space that contains them. Still fewer photographs are about light itself.

Looking and seeing are two different things.