Pictures you have taken have an influence on those that you are going to make. That's life!

He was a very generous soul and was exceptionally dedicated to the medium of photography.

I find the single most valuable tool in my darkroom is my trash can

It's not a question of getting the opportunities, it's a question of noticing that opportunities are there.

There is a considerable amount of manipulation in the printmaking from the straight photograph to the finished print. If I do my job correctly that shouldn't be visible at all, it should be transparent.

Obviously, we can see what was in front of the camera, but if a photograph is honestly made, it's a bit of a self-portrait. I think it's impossible for a photographer who is working honestly to keep this from happening.

I've never seen a surface that I think is more seductive in image making.