Im just interested in what makes a photograph.

I’m trying to please myself; certainly that’s a big criterion... though in a sense, I don’t take images just for myself. I take images that I think other people will want to see. I don’t take pictures to put in a box and hide them. I want as many people to see them as possible.

Reality is always extraordinary.

I think the prom is very serious also. It's an American ritual, it's a rite of passage, and it's very much a part of this country.

One of my all-time favorite photographers is Irving Penn. I wish I could have watched him work.

If I hadn't become a photographer, I would have loved to become a doctor. I would have loved to have done something that actually helped people and changed their lives.

Finding the right subject is the hardest part.