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

You are responsible for what you have done and the people whom you have influenced.

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.

Life wanted faces that would express what we wanted to tell. Not just the unusual or striking face, but the face that would speak out the message from the printed page. I am always looking for some typical person or face that will tie the picture essay together in a human way.

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.

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

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.