There's no particular class of photograph that I think is any better than any other class. I'm always and forever looking for the image that has spirit! I don't give a damn how it got made.
Minor WhiteNo matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen.
Minor WhiteWatching the way the current moves a blade of grass - sometimes I've seen that happen and it has just turned me inside out.
Minor WhiteWe could teach photography as a way to make a living, and best of all, somehow to get students to experience for themselves photography as a way of life.
Minor WhiteWhile we cannot describe its appearance (the equivalent), we can define its function. When a photograph functions as an Equivalent we can say that at that moment, and for that person the photograph acts as a symbol or plays the role of a metaphor for something that is beyond the subject photographed.
Minor White