I have always thought that if I could turn back the pages of history and photograph one man, my choice would be Moses.

Usually I object when someone makes over-much of men's work versus women's work, for I think it is the excellence of the results which counts.

Work is something you can count on, a trusted, lifelong friend who never deserts you.

If you banish fear, nothing terribly bad can happen to you.

It seems to me that while it is very important to get a striking picture of a line of smoke stacks or a row of dynamos, it is becoming more and more important to reflect that life that goes on behind these photographs. (1935)

I have always thought that if I could turn back the pages of history and photograph one man, my choice would be Moses.

The element of discovery is very important. I don't repeat myself well. I want and need that stimulus of walking forward from one new world to another.