I Now Want To Be A Photographer

My Least Favorite Photographer To Have Would Be Myself. Someone Who Wanted A Career At National Geographic. Because It's Almost Mathematically Impossible To Achieve That.

My First Priority When Taking Pictures Is To Achieve Clarity. A Good Documentary Photograph Transmits The Information Of The Situation With The Utmost Fidelity; Achieving It Means Understanding The Nuances Of Lighting And Composition, And Also Remembering To Keep The Lenses Clean And The Cameras Steady.

One Of The Things That I Most Believe In Is The Compose And Wait Philosophy Of Photography. It’s A Very Satisfying, Almost Spiritual Way To Photograph. Life Isn't’ Knocking You Around, Life Isn't Controlling You. You Have Picked Your Place, You’ve Picked Your Scene, You’ve Picked Your Light, You’ve Done All The Decision Making And You Are Waiting For The Moment To Come To You.

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.

For Sheer Majestic Geography And Sublime Scale, Nothing Beats Alaska And The Yukon. For Culture, Japan. And For All-around Affection, Australia.