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.

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

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.

By some special graciousness of fate I am deposited - as all good photographers like to be - in the right place at the right time. Go into it as young as possible. Bring all the asset you have and play to win.

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.

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.

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