The photographs that are art have to be separated from the rest - then preserved.
Robert MapplethorpeIf 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.
Robert MapplethorpeI 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.
Robert Mapplethorpe