I Have To Be As Much Diplomat

My Style Hasn't Changed Much In All These Sixty Years. I Still Use, Most Of The Time, Existing Light And Try Not To Push People Around. I Have To Be As Much A Diplomat As A Photographer. People Don't Often Take Me Seriously Because I Carry So Little Equipment And Make So Little Fuss... I Never Carried A Lot Of Equipment. My Motto Has Always Been, "keep It Simple".

With Photography, Everything Is In The Eye And These Days I Feel Young Photographers Are Missing The Point A Bit. People Always Ask About Cameras But It Doesn't Matter What Camera You Have. You Can Have The Most Modern Camera In The World But If You Don't Have An Eye, The Camera Is Worthless. Young People Know More About Modern Cameras And Lighting Than I Do. When I Started Out In Photography I Didn't Own An Exposure Meter - I Couldn't , They Didn't Exist! I Had To Guess.

I Always Prefer Photographing In Available Light – Or Rembrandt-light I Like To Call It – So You Get The Natural Modulations Of The Face. It Makes A More Alive, Real, And Flattering Portrait.

Never Boss People Around. It's More Important To Click With People Than To Click The Shutter.

All Photographers Have To Do, Is Find And Catch The Story-telling Moment.