I Would That My Photographs Might Be,

Most Photographers Seem To Operate With A Pane Of Glass Between Themselves And Their Subjects. They Just Can't Get Inside And Know The Subject.

In Music I Still Prefer The Minor Key, And In Printing I Like The Light Coming From The Dark. I Like Pictures That Surmount The Darkness, And Many Of My Photographs Are That Way. It Is The Way I See Photographically. For Practical Reasons, I Think It Looks Better In Print Too.

... To Became Neighbours And Friends Instead Of Journalists. This Is The Way To Make Your Finest Photographs.

I Am Constantly Torn Between The Attitude Of The Conscientious Journalist Who Is A Recorder And Interpreter Of The Facts And Of The Creative Artist Who Often Is Necessarily At Poetic Odds With The Literal Facts.

The First Word I Would Remove From The Folklore Of Journalism Is The Word Objective.