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

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

So to me it's very similar in terms of trying to distill within the image, those elements that are gonna form, hopefully, a compelling visual statement.

To me, photography is 90% a retrospective experience. There's the part of pursuing the image, and exposing the film, but once you make the exposure, you're always looking backwards in time. I like that aspect of photography.

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

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

And friends of mine that had photography class in high school would develop the film and make prints and I'd take them back to the track and give 'em away or try and sell them. Much to my parents' dismay, I majored in photography in college.