I was to be a photographer and that was that. It did everything for me. I love people. I needed the camera more than ever I would have believed.

In making portraits, I refuse to photograph myself as do so many photographers. My style is the style of the people I photograph.

I was to be a photographer and that was that. It did everything for me. I love people. I needed the camera more than ever I would have believed.

All the technique you can learn - and you should learn everything you can - you should have it here in the fingers not here in the head - and then you forget about it.