The Pictures Have A Reality For Me

I Know That The Accident Of My Being A Photographer Has Made My Life Possible.

My Photographs Don't Go Below The Surface. They Don't Go Below Anything. They're Readings Of The Surface. I Have Great Faith In Surfaces. A Good One Is Full Of Clues.

My Parents Put The New Yorker In My Crib. I Saw Vogue And Vanity Fair Around The House Before I Could Read.

There Is No Truth In Photography. There Is No Truth About Anyone's Person.

I Don't Really Remember The Day When I Stood Behind My Camera With Henry Kissinger On The Other Side. I Am Sure He Doesn't Remember It Either. But This Photograph Is Here Now To Prove That No Amount Of Kindness On My Part Could Make This Photograph Mean Exactly What He.. Or Even I.. Wanted It To Mean. It's A Reminder Of The Wonder And Terror That Is A Photograph.