Hardening Of The Categories Causes Art Disease.

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.

I Am Constantly Torn Between The Attitude Of The Conscientious Journalist Who Is A Recorder And Interpreter Of The Facts And Of The Creative Artist Who Often Is Necessarily At Poetic Odds With The Literal Facts.

What Use Having A Great Depth Of Field, If There Is Not An Adequate Depth Of Feeling?

I Would That My Photographs Might Be, Not The Coverage Of A News Event, But An Indictment Of War.

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.