In conclusion, the idea of direction on the part of the photographer has its greatest value when its processes are least discernible to the spectator.

Photography is a universal language, transcending the boundaries of race, politics, and nationality.

It is a rare photographer who can take a detached, cold-blooded view of his work.

I photographed Arthur Coble and his sons Milton and Darrel as they did chores, but the vicious winds made it difficult to see and breathe.

It is sometimes desirable to distort or accentuate with lenses of various focal lengths... Deliberate distortion may actually add to its reality.

...a photographer must be aware of and concerned about the words that accompany a picture. These words should be considered as carefully as the lighting, exposure and composition of the photograph.

The world is what you make of it, friend. If it doesn't fit, you make alterations.

I don't like the glamour. I just like the game.

Your level of gratitude determines your level of happiness, as well as your potential for success. It's difficult to be happy without gratitude.

I've always been on a quest to use science in an artful way.

People should go where they are not supposed to go, say what they are not supposed to say, and stay when they are told to leave.

Let me ask you. If someone called you and offered you a ride in the Indianapolis 500 and you were a male race car driver, would you turn the ride down?

I'm not shaving for a month so you all can see my mustache... I'm pumped!

I'm a golfaholic, no question about that. Counseling wouldn't help me. They'd have to put me in prison, and then I'd talk the warden into building a hole or two and teach him how to play.

People have to decide on priorities if they want to get anywhere. The best lessons I learned was to just do it.

There's nothing so absurd that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe it.