I have always thought that the photographer does artistic work and that art consists of working with fictional premises.

Photography is a tool to negotiate our idea of reality. Thus it is the responsibility of photographers to not contribute with anaesthetic images but rather to provide images that shake consciousness.

I need there to be documentary photographers, because my work is meta-documentary; it is a commentary about the documentary use of photography.

Photography... has lived under the tyranny of its subject matter: the object has exercised an almost total domination.

The heart [of my work], the quintessential, remains the questioning of photographic truth. Be careful, be critical, doubt, and filter the information you receive.

The world begins with every kiss.

The world of wonders!

I always tell my kids to cut a sandwich in half right when you get it, and the first thought you should have is somebody else. You only ever need half a burger.

I married an archeologist because the older I grow, the more he appreciates me.

Dwell not on the past. Use it to illustrate a point, then leave it behind.

We're Americans. We celebrate success. We just don't want the game to be rigged.

Only when the mind is completely alone can it know what is beauty, and not in any other state.

Twenty-four hours is never enough for a busy person and way too much for somebody with nothing to do.

I took to the Bodleian Library as to a lover and ... would sit long hours in Bodley's arms, to emerge, blinking and dazed with the smell and feel of all those books.

I used to do drugs. I still do drugs. But I used to, too.

There's a certain comfort in being in supporting roles because it's not all on you.