With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and then you go on to the next thing.

I stand naked when I draw. God holds my hand and we sing together.

I want to see something I've never seen before.

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.

If I had been born one or two hundred years ago, I might have been a sculptor, but photography is a very quick way to see, to make sculpture.

If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many photographers use the camera to avoid participating in things. They become professional observers.

I played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way to educate myself