You Can't Photograph If You're Not In

Up To And Including The Moment Of Exposure, The Photographer Is Working In An Undeniably Subjective Way. By His Choice Of Technical Approach, By The Selection Of The Subject Matterand By His Decision As To The Exact Cinematic Instant Of Exposure, He Is Blending The Variables Of Interpretation Into An Emotional Whole.

I Didn’t Write The Rules. Why Would I Follow Them?

In Music I Still Prefer The Minor Key, And In Printing I Like The Light Coming From The Dark. I Like Pictures That Surmount The Darkness, And Many Of My Photographs Are That Way. It Is The Way I See Photographically. For Practical Reasons, I Think It Looks Better In Print Too.

Many Claim I Am A Photographer Of Tragedy. In The Greater Sense I Am Not, For Though I Often Photograph Where The Tragic Emotion Is Present, The Result Is Almost Invariably Affirmative.

The World Just Does Not Fit Conveniently Into The Format Of A 35mm Camera.