The central act of photography, the act of choosing and eliminating, forces a concentration on the picture edge - the line that separates in from out - and on the shapes that are created by it.

They were ... pure and unadulterated photographs, and sometimes they hinted at the existence of visual truths that had escaped all other systems of detection.

The central act of photography, the act of choosing and eliminating, forces a concentration on the picture edge - the line that separates in from out - and on the shapes that are created by it.

A photographer's best work is, alas, generally done for himself.

The goal is not to make something factually impeccable, but seamlessly persuasive.

Photography's central sense of purpose and aesthetic: the precise and lucid description of significant fact.

The photographer’s vision convinces us to the degree that the photographer hides his hand.