At our best and most fortunate we make pictures because of what stands before our camera, to honor what is greater and more interesting than we are. We never accomplish this perfectly, though in return we are given something perfect--a sense of inclusion. Our subject thus redefines us, and is part of the biography by which we want to be known.

No one, though has to go to college to make or understand or enjoy art. Wonderful artists and critics - some of the best - have educated themselves.

...combining the concrete and the universal is at the center of what makes art important.

The photographer hopes, in brief, to discover a tension so exact that it is peace.

No place is boring, if you've had a good night's sleep and have a pocket full of unexposed film.

Always remember deep in your heart that all is well and everything is unfolding as it should. There are no mistakes anywhere, at any time. What appears to be wrong is simply your own false imagination. That's all.

Are there grounds now and then for an unironic smile?