Diane Arbus

What moves me about...what's called technique...is that it comes from some mysterious deep place. I mean it can have something read more

What moves me about...what's called technique...is that it comes from some mysterious deep place. I mean it can have something to do with the paper and the developer and all that stuff, but it comes mostly from some very deep choices somebody has made that take a long time and keep haunting them.

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of feeling your way.

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of feeling your way.

You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw.

You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw.

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do -- that was one of my favorite things about read more

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do -- that was one of my favorite things about it, and when I first did it, I felt very perverse.