The trouble with photographing beautiful women is that you never get into the dark room until after they've gone.

The art is the challenge which you must meet every day: the technique you should learn to control with time. The science and the art of photography are really one, and not opposed to each other.

Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is my task to reveal it if I can.

The trouble with photographing beautiful women is that you never get into the dark room until after they've gone.

Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.

I try to photograph people's spirits and thoughts. As to the soul-taking by the photographer, I don't feel I take away, but rather that the sitter and I give to each other. It becomes an act of mutual participation.

If it's a likeness, alone, it's not a success. If, through my portraits, you can come to know the subjects more meaningfully, if it synthesizes your feelings toward someone whose work has imprinted itself on your mind--if you see a photograph and say, 'Yes, this is the person,' with a little new insight--that is a beautiful experience.