I like the obvious statement, although some people might wish to think they aren't there, that they will go away with time.

I found out that I could not choose a subject, throw it out of focus, and then have a good picture. I found that I had to learn to see No-focus from the beginning.

I like the obvious statement, although some people might wish to think they aren't there, that they will go away with time.

Am I looking at a mask or am I the mask being looked at?

I want to get people to read stone, tree, so forth & so on through the construction of the picture, to lead them to these things exactly as if it were written out on a page. I think it can be done.

I think I have been able to eliminate the idea of a third person: the Intruding Photographer.

I have always tried to keep truth in my photographs. My work, whether realistic or abstract, has always dealt with a form of religion or imagination.