My first reaction at the very idea of this interview was to refuse to talk about photography. Why dissect and comment a process that is essentially a spontaneous reaction to a surprise?

My first reaction at the very idea of this interview was to refuse to talk about photography. Why dissect and comment a process that is essentially a spontaneous reaction to a surprise?

Photography cannot change the world, but it can show the world, especially when it changes.

Choice or freedom of choice is just an existential concern. But for photographers, it's a lifetime's preoccupation.

Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.

Photography is about savoring life at 1/100th of a second.

Doubt always hovers nearby, but I take photographs the way a musician hums. Looking is like breathing. So when luck turns my way and offers me a good picture, joy is surely nigh.