An Artist Must Be Ruthlessly Selfish.

The Purpose Of All Art Is To Cause A Deep And Emotion, Also One That Is Entertaining Or Pleasing. Out Of The Depth And Entertainment Comes Value.

...and Each Time I Pressed The Shutter Release It Was A Shouted Condemnation Hurled With The Hope That The Picture Might Survive Through The Years, With The Hope That They Might Echo Through The Minds Of Men In The Future - Causing Them Caution And Remembrance And Realization.

The Photographer Must Bear The Responsibility For His Work And Its Effect …[for] Photographic Journalism, Because Of Its Tremendous Audience Reached By Publications Using It, Has More Influence On Public Thinking Than Any Other Branch Of Photography.

I Think Photojournalism Is Documentary Photography With A Purpose.

In Music I Still Prefer The Minor Key, And In Printing I Like The Light Coming From The Dark. I Like Pictures That Surmount The Darkness, And Many Of My Photographs Are That Way. It Is The Way I See Photographically. For Practical Reasons, I Think It Looks Better In Print Too.