To understand another human being you must gain some insight into the conditions which made him what he is.

We are in a privileged and sometimes happy position. We see a great deal of the world. Our obligation is to pass it on to others.

"Utter truth is essential, and that is what stirs me when I look through the camera."

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

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

As photographers, we live through things so swiftly. All our experience and training is focused toward snatching off the highlights... That all significant perfect moment, so essential to capture, is often highly perishable. There may be little opportunity to probe deeper.

I was to discover that the quest for human understanding is a lifetime one that has no end in sight.