My work was my life, and my life was my work, and there was a kind of blur between reality and what was being created.

I always like to meet the people I'm going to photograph. I need to have a conversation. I need to feel a vibe. I need to see what's going on in the person. I'm not just interested in physical beauty. I really need a personality.

I've had moments where I've felt like I was on another planet because I saw something beautiful. To me, taking pictures is being alive.

My work was my life, and my life was my work, and there was a kind of blur between reality and what was being created.

I got into photography because of the immediacy of the medium. I used to sit in front of a canvas for weeks trying to create something. Now I can see the image right away.

I'm pretty open. I'm not afraid of men. I'm not afraid of women. I'm not afraid of sex and sexuality. It's part of me, and it comes out in the photograph. It's as if at that moment when I'm taking pictures, I'm not a man and I'm not a woman. If I see a moment that seems true to me, that seems honest, whether it's female or male, it's part of me as well.

Now I love the act of creating a new image. When everything comes together, it feels like ecstasy. It's like a climax.