I Dont Think Tragic Situations Are Necessarily

[photography] Puts A Human Face On Issues Which, From Afar, Can Appear Abstract Or Ideological Or Monumental In Their Global Impact.

I Want My Pictures To Cut Through Political Abstractions... And Make A Connection On A Human Level.

When The Truth Is Spoken, It Doesn't Need To Be Adorned. It Just Needs To Be Simply Stated, And Often It Only Needs To Be Said Once.

The Worst Thing Is To Feel That As A Photographer I Am Benefiting From Someone Else's Tragedy. This Idea Haunts Me. It's Something I Have To Reckon With Every Day Because I Know That If I Ever Allow Genuine Compassion To Be Overtaken By Personal Ambition, I Will Have Sold My Soul. The Only Way I Can Justify My Role Is To Have Respect For The Other Person's Predicament. The Extent To Which I Do That Is The Extent To Which I Become Accepted By The Other; And To That Extent, I Can Accept Myself.

Unfortunately, The World Continues, History Continues To Produce Tragedies. And It Is Very Important That They Be Documented In A Humane Way, In A Compelling Way.