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.
Robert MapplethorpeI was a Catholic boy, I went to church every Sunday. A church has a certain magic and mystery for a child. It still shows in how I arrange things. It's always little altars.
Robert MapplethorpeI played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way to educate myself
Robert Mapplethorpe