An Artist Must Be Ruthlessly Selfish.

I Am Constantly Torn Between The Attitude Of The Conscientious Journalist Who Is A Recorder And Interpreter Of The Facts And Of The Creative Artist Who Often Is Necessarily At Poetic Odds With The Literal Facts.

Negatives Are The Notebooks, The Jottings, The False Starts, The Whims, The Poor Drafts, And The Good Draft But Never The Completed Version Of The Work The Print And A Proper One Is The Only Completed Photograph, Whether It Is Specifically Shaded For Reproduction, Or For A Museum Wall.

I Would That My Photographs Might Be, Not The Coverage Of A News Event, But An Indictment Of War.

... To Became Neighbours And Friends Instead Of Journalists. This Is The Way To Make Your Finest Photographs.

I Didn’t Write The Rules. Why Would I Follow Them?