Magnum photographers were meant to go out as a crusade ... to places like famine and war and ... I went out and went round the corner to the local supermarket because this to me is the front line.

Wealthy people have not disappeared, they are just not so willing to show off their wealth.

Criticism is hypocrisy; society is hypocrisy. I'm a tourist. I'm a consumer. I do the things that I photograph and can be criticized of.

Color was the palette of commercial photography and snapshot photography.

Photographs are interpretations of reality; as such, it is entirely subjective. Most photos are taken with an agenda, to sell something or to make a subject look better than it really is. Think of family snapshots - everyone is smiling and happy.

I always take photographs when I attend a funeral. Most people there know who I am and expect me to be there with my camera.

Dictators are interesting, no?