I Never Knew What I Was Doing

Is Photography An Art? There Is No Point In Trying To Find Out If It Is An Art. Art Is Old-fashioned. We Need Something Else.

Each One Of Us, In His Timidity, Has A Limit Beyond Which He Is Outraged. It Is Inevitable That He Who By Concentrated Application Has Extended This Limit For Himself, Should Arouse The Resentment Of Those Who Have Accepted Conventions Which, Since Accepted By All, Require No Initiative Of Application. And This Resentment Generally Takes The Form Of Meaningless Laughter Or Of Criticism, If Not Persecution.

I Am Not Going To Be Dictated To By The Size Of The Camera. I Use Everything From An 8 X 10 To A 35-mm. But I Don't Use These Modern Cameras Which Break Down All The Time !

The Tricks Of Today Are The Truths Of Tomorrow.

If I'd Had The Nerve, I'd Have Become A Thief Or A Gangster, But Since I Didn't, I Became A Photographer.