The Subjects Felt More Comfortable If They

You Have Trust In What You Think. If You Splinter Yourself And Try To Please Everyone, You Can’t. It’s Important To Stay The Course. I Don’t Think I Would Have Lasted This Long If I’d Listened To Anyone. You Have To Listen Somewhat And Then Put That To The Side And Know That What You Do Matters.

When I'm Asked About My Work, I Try To Explain That There Is No Mystery Involved. It Is Work. But Things Happen All The Time That Are Unexpected, Uncontrolled, Unexplainable, Even Magical. The Work Prepares You For That Moment. Suddenly The Clouds Roll In And The Soft Light You Longed For Appears.

I Actually Love Talking About Taking Pictures, And I Think That Helps Everyone.

One Doesn't Stop Seeing. One Doesn't Stop Framing. It Doesn't Turn Off And Turn On. It's On All The Time.

I Think Self-portraits Are Very Difficult. I’ve Always Seen Mine As Straightforward, Very Stripped Down, Hair Pulled Back. No Shirt. Whatever Light Happened To Be Available. I’d Want It To Be Very Graphic – About Darkness And Light. No One Else Should Be There, But I’m Scared To Do It By Myself. I’ve Been Thinking About It For A Long Time. The Whole Idea Of A Self-portrait Is Strange. I’m So Strongly Linked To How I See Through The Camera That To Get To The Other Side Of It Would Be Difficult. It Would Be As If I Were Taking A Photograph In The Dark.