Henry Wessel, Jr. Quotes

I don't go out looking for pictures. I go out, and if something catches my eye, that's reason enough to photograph it.

It can happen anytime, anywhere. I mean, you don't have to be in front of stuff that's going to make a good photograph. It's possible anywhere.

I actually try and work before my mind is telling me what to do.

In a still photograph you basically have two variables, where you stand and when you press the shutter. That's all you have.

[The photographer's task] is to describe the existing light... Chances are, if you believe the light, you're going to believe that the things photographed existed in the world.

Some of my best work is done when I'm half asleep.