Look, I'm Not An Intellectual - I

What I Find Interesting Is Working In A Society With Certain Taboos And Fashion Photography Is About That Kind Of Society. To Have Taboos, Then To Get Around Them That Is Interesting.

I Hate Good Taste. It's The Worst Thing That Can Happen To A Creative Person.

It Began When I Was So Ill That There Was A Good Chance Of Dying. I Promised Myself That If I Survived I Would Never Again Pander To A Magazine's Requests Or Follow The Ideas Of Art Directors. I Would Only Make Images Which Were Personal, Which Arose Out Of My Own Life.

The Desire To Discover, The Desire To Move, To Capture The Flavor, Three Concepts That Describe The Art Of Photography.

They Often Ask Me To Shoot For Them. But I Say No. I Think An Old Guy Like Me Ought Not Take Pages Away From Young Photographers Who Need The Exposure.