By some special graciousness of fate I am deposited - as all good photographers like to be - in the right place at the right time. Go into it as young as possible. Bring all the asset you have and play to win.

Even while you're in dead earnest about your work, you must approach it with a feeling of freedom and joy; you must be loose-jointed, like a relaxed athlete.

The camera is a remarkable instrument. Saturate yourself with your subject, and the camera will all but take you by the hand and point the way.

War makes its own morals.

A burning purpose attracts others who are drawn along with it and help fulfill it.

The very secret of life for me, I believed, was to maintain in the midst of rushing events an inner tranquility.

Photography is a very subtle thing. You must let the camera take you by the hand, as it were, and lead you into your subject.