I Mean, If You've Ever

The Chinese Have A Theory That You Pass Through Boredom Into Fascination And I Think It's True. I Would Never Choose A Subject For What It Means To Me Or What I Think About It. You've Just Got To Choose A Subject - And What You Feel About It, What It Means, Begins To Unfold If You Just Plain Choose A Subject And Do It Enough.

Freaks Was A Thing I Photographed A Lot. It Was One Of The First Things I Photographed And It Had A Terrific Kind Of Excitement For Me. I Just Used To Adore Them. I Still Do Adore Some Of Them. I Don't Quite Mean They're My Best Friends But They Made Me Feel A Mixture Of Shame And Awe.

Take Pictures Of What You Fear.

The Discouragement Masquerades As The Impossibility.

I Think It Does, A Little, Hurt To Be Photographed.