“I have never been interested in photographs based solely on aesthetics, divorced from reality. I also doubt very much whether this is possible.”

“I have an intense desire to record life as I see it, as I feel it.”

"Photography is like fishing. You go out, and sometimes you catch something."

“Bored with obvious reality, I find my fascination in transforming it into a subjective point of view.”

“I am at war with the obvious.”

“A photo can be more than just a picture. It can be a piece of history.”

"I'm happiest when I'm away from my studio, away from my house, and out with my camera.”

"I'm a humanist; I see the little things that we all share together."

"Seeing is not enough; you have to feel what you photograph."

"I have always felt that you should do the kind of work that is close to your heart."

“Be yourself. I much prefer seeing something, even it is clumsy, that doesn't look like somebody else's work.”

I'm known for taking pictures very close, and the older I get, the closer I get.

"It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter."

"The camera is just a tool; the real magic happens when the photographer can find the humanity in their subjects."

"I'm not interested in images that show something. I'm interested in images that feel something."

"My work is about an exploration of the world, trying to make some sense of the chaos of life."

“The eye should learn to listen before it looks.”

“Photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure.”

"Since I'm inarticulate, I express myself with images."

"One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you'd be stricken blind."

“Shoot with your heart, not with your eyes."

"To be a successful street photographer, you must learn to become invisible."

"If you wait, people will forget your camera and the soul will drift up into view."

"A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know."

"Every street, every passerby, was a potential picture."

"The world isn't tidy; it's a mess. I don't try to make it neat."

"A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know."

“If you want to make a small fortune as a photographer, start with a big fortune“

“You don't need to retouch if you know how to light.”

“I think if you know enough about photography you realise that nothing is really that new.”