I love the medium of photography, for with its unique realism it gives me the power to go beyond conventional read more

I love the medium of photography, for with its unique realism it gives me the power to go beyond conventional ways of seeing and understanding and say, "This is real, too."

Many pictures turn out to be limp translations of the known world instead of vital objects which create an intrinsic read more

Many pictures turn out to be limp translations of the known world instead of vital objects which create an intrinsic world of their own. There is a vast difference between taking a picture and making a photograph.

Look, I'm not an intellectual - I just take pictures.

Look, I'm not an intellectual - I just take pictures.

When photography was invented it was thought to be an equivalent to truth, it was truth with a capital "T".

When photography was invented it was thought to be an equivalent to truth, it was truth with a capital "T".

There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.

There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.

Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable read more

Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable it my be.

To manipulate an image is to control a people

To manipulate an image is to control a people

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.

You know what a camera is? A mirror with memory.

You know what a camera is? A mirror with memory.