I Used To Hate Doing Color. I

Look, I'm Not An Intellectual - I Just Take Pictures.

It Began When I Was So Ill That There Was A Good Chance Of Dying. I Promised Myself That If I Survived I Would Never Again Pander To A Magazine's Requests Or Follow The Ideas Of Art Directors. I Would Only Make Images Which Were Personal, Which Arose Out Of My Own Life.

I Was Lucky To Have My Wife As The Art Director, And It Turned Out To Be Quite Something - A Great Success. I'm Very Proud Of It.

I Spend A Lot Of Time Preparing. I Think A Lot About What I Want To Do. I Have Prep Books, Little Notebooks In Which I Write Everything Down Before A Sitting. Otherwise I Would Forget My Ideas.

There Are Two Dirty Words In Photography, One Is Art, The Other Is Good Taste