I Had Luck, But I Worked Hard

I Did A Story For The Geographic On Meriwether Lewis And William Clark, And Stephen Ambrose Was The Writer. He Said, "i've Got The Easiest Job In The World. I Just Have To Re-tell The Story Of The Greatest Fishing, Camping, Hunting, Canoeing Trip Of All Time. You, Sam, Have The Hardest Job, Which Is, Pretend Like Nothing Has Happened In The Last 200 Years.

I Can't Speak For Other Photographers, But The Photographers Who Went Forward Strongly When The So-called "official" Part Of Their Career Ended, To Me, Were Those Who Had Taught. Teaching Enriches And Enlivens One's Work.

There's A Great Quote About Virginia Woolf, She Had The Same Spiritual Stake In Her Diaries As She Had In Her Writing.

A Very Big Part Of The Life Of A Photograph Is The Afterlife.

Aboriginal Australia Is A Tough Place To Work, Rough And Tough.