It is so basic. A human being is an innocent part of nature. Our civilization has distorted this universal quality that allows us to feel at home in our skin. Other animals have coats that they accept, but the human race has yet to come to terms with being nude.

I never look for a photograph. The photograph finds me and says, I'm here! and I say, Yes, I see you. I hear you.

If you are not passionately devoted to an idea, you can make very pleasant pictures but they won't make you cry.

If you can't make the image bigger or more important than what you see, then don't push the button

Fall in love. Every day. With everything. With life. If you can fall in love, you can be a photographer. I think that is absolutely essential.

If you are not willing to see more than is visible, you won't see anything.

Everything is one and I am one with it.