Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.

Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.

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

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

Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man read more

Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited and the wealth and confusion man has created.

Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man read more

Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited, and the wealth and confusion man has created. It is a major force in explaining man to man.

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

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

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.

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.

In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular . . . sight and feeling will appear on a print. read more

In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular . . . sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice.