There is no such thing as taking too much time, because your soul is in that picture.
There is nothing unimportant in the universe.
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.
You have to follow your instinct all the time. Otherwise you don't make it.
What the human eye sees is an illusion of what is real. The black and white image transforms illusions into another reality.