[our Self-image Is] That Gap Between Intention

I Mean, It's Very Subtle And A Little Embarrassing To Me, But I Really Believe There Are Things Which Nobody Would See Unless I Photographed Them.

I Always Thought Of Photography As A Naughty Thing To Do - That Was One Of My Favorite Things About It, And When I First Did It, I Felt Very Perverse.

If I Were Just Curious, It Would Be Very Hard To Say To Someone, I Want To Come To Your House And Have You Talk To Me And Tell Me The Story Of Your Life. I Mean People Are Going To Say, You're Crazy. Plus They're Going To Keep Mighty Guarded. But The Camera Is A Kind Of License. A Lot Of People, They Want To Be Paid That Much Attention And That's A Reasonable Kind Of Attention To Be Paid.

It Would Be Beautiful To Photograph The Winners Of Everything From Nobel To Booby Prize, Clutching Trophy, Or Money Or Certificate, Solemn Or Smiling Or Tear Stained Or Bloody, On The Precarious Pinnacle Of The Human Landscape.

The Camera Is Cruel, So I Try To Be As Good As I Can To Make Things Even.