I like to look at pictures, all kinds. And all those things you absorb come out subconsciously one way or another. You'll be taking photographs and suddenly know that you have resources from having looked at a lot of them before. There is no way you can avoid this. But this kind of subconscious influence is good, and it certainly can work for one. In fact, the more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.

I come from suburban America. It was a very safe environment and it was a good place to come from in that it was a good place to leave.

When I’m behind a camera I forget I exist.

I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn’t. And that’s a tough place to be because you’re never satisfied.

I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.

I never liked photography. Not for the sake of photography. I like the object. I like the photographs when you hold them in your hand.

When I create art, it's like holding hands with God.