The very secret of life for mewas to maintain in the midst of rushing events an inner tranquility. I had picked a life that dealt with excitement, tragedy, mass calamities, human triumphs and suffering. To throw my whole self into recording and attempting to understand these things, I needed an inner serenity as a kind of balance.

The sights I have just seen [at Buchenwald] are so unbelievable that I don't think I'll believe them myself until I've seen the photographs.

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.

The very secret of life for mewas to maintain in the midst of rushing events an inner tranquility. I had picked a life that dealt with excitement, tragedy, mass calamities, human triumphs and suffering. To throw my whole self into recording and attempting to understand these things, I needed an inner serenity as a kind of balance.

Nothing attracts me like a closed door.

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

My idea of gardening is to discover something wild in my wood and weed around it with the utmost care until it has a chance to grow and spread.