Nothing attracts me like a closed door. I cannot let my camera rest until I have pried it open.

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

If you want to photograph a man spinning, give some thought to why he spins. Understanding for a photographer is as important as the equipment he uses.

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

Nothing attracts me like a closed door.

A book, while it is being written, has an intense life of its own which you share.

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.