My Pictures Are Complex And

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.

If I Can Get Them To Think, Get Them To Feel, Get Them To See, Then I've Done About All That I Can As A Teacher.

I've Never Made Any Picture, Good Or Bad, Without Paying For It In Emotional Turmoil.

My Camera, My Intentions Stopped No Man From Falling. Nor Did They Aid Him After He Had Fallen. It Could Be Said That Photographs Be Damned For They Bind No Wounds. Yet, I Reasoned, If My Photographs Could Cause Compassionate Horror Within The Viewer, They Might Also Prod The Conscience Of That Viewer Into Taking Action.

My Pictures Are Complex And So Am I.