The Important Thing Is Not The Camera

Once The Amateur's Naive Approach And Humble Willingness To Learn Fades Away, The Creative Spirit Of Good Photography Dies With It. Every Professional Should Remain Always In His Heart An Amateur.

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".

I Have To Be As Much Diplomat As A Photographer.

When I Have A Camera In My Hand, I Know No Fear.

The Way I Would Describe A Pictorial Is That It Is A Picture That Makes Everybody Say ‘aaaaah,’ With Five Vowels When They See It. It Is Something You Would Like To Hang On The Wall. The French Word ‘photogenique’ Defines It Better Than Anything In English. It Is A Picture Which Must Have Quality, Drama, And It Must, In Addition, Be As Good Technically As You Can Possible Make It.