Irving Penn Said He Didn't Want To

I've Created A Vocabulary Of Different Styles. I Draw From Many Different Ways To Take A Picture. Sometimes I Go Back To Reportage, To Journalism.

You Have Trust In What You Think. If You Splinter Yourself And Try To Please Everyone, You Can’t. It’s Important To Stay The Course. I Don’t Think I Would Have Lasted This Long If I’d Listened To Anyone. You Have To Listen Somewhat And Then Put That To The Side And Know That What You Do Matters.

People Buy Ideas, They Don't Buy Photographs.

I’ve Said About A Million Times That The Best Thing A Young Photographer Can Do Is To Stay Close To Home. Start With Your Friends And Family, The People Who Will Put Up With You. Discover What It Means To Be Close To Your Work, To Be Intimate With A Subject. Measure The Difference Between That And Working With Someone You Don't Know As Much About. Of Course There Are Many Good Photographs That Have Nothing To Do With Staying Close To Home, And I Guess What I'm Really Saying Is That You Should Take Pictures Of Something That Has Meaning For You

Photography's Like This Baby That Needs To Be Fed All The Time. It's Always Hungry.