Photography Can Be Perceived As The Opposite

Many People In This World Do Jobs That Are Dangerous And Where Their Life Is At Risk And They Feel That There Is Some Kind Of Value To Their Job I Guess That's How I Feel About What I Do. There Is A Social Function To Documentary Photography That Is Very Important And It Requires People To Take Risks.

I Don't Believe There's Any Such Thing As Objective Reality. It's Only Reality As We Experience It.

The Greatest Statesmen, Philosophers, Humanitarians ... Have Not Been Able To Put An End To War. Why Place That Demand On Photography?

The Pictures That Were Coming From Vietnam Were Showing Us What Was Really Happening On The Ground Level. It Was In Contradiction To What Our Political And Military Leaders Were Telling Us. They Were Straight Forward Documentary Images. A Powerful Indictment Of The War, Of How Cruel And Unjust It Was. When I Finally Decided What To Do With My Life, It Was To Follow In That Tradition.

Photojournalists Know The Horrors Of War Can Only Be Exposed At Close Range. Kodak Film.