Woman has been the target of much that is sordid and cheap, especially in photography. To raise, to elevate, to endorse with timeless reverence the image of woman, has been my mission.

There is nothing unimportant in the universe.

You have to follow your instinct all the time. Otherwise you don't make it.

Everything is one and I am one with it.

I never question what to do, it tells me what to do. The photographs make themselves with my help.

Never ever say the word shoot when you are taking a picture with a camera because a camera is not a violent weapon.

Often I have struggled for days to get the image of the photograph to overlap the spirit I see. It is an awesome responsibility, and a lonely one.