Life is a force in its own right. It is a new element. And it has altered the Earth. It covers Earth like a skin.

It's up to us as photographers to give voice to the natural world.

I think a photograph, of whatever it might be - a landscape, a person - requires personal involvement. That means knowing your subject, not just snapping at whats in front of you.

A lion is not a lion is not a lion. As individuals, as mates, as members of a society, they're all very different.

Biodiversity starts in the distant past and it points toward the future.

Water is the key to life, but in frozen form, it is a latent force. And when it vanishes, Earth becomes Mars.

Nature's my muse and it's been my passion.

Life needs a membrane to contain itself so it can replicate and mutate.

Tourism is important because it can create sustainable local economies. Id much rather have 1,000 tourists going up the Tambopata than 1,000 gold miners.

I don't think I'd want Mickey Mouse pimping for me anyway.

There was nothing but power, and those who hadn't yet found the tap. (Greachin)

For I who hold sage Homer's rule the best Welcome the coming speed the going guest.

Hope is not an emotion; it's a way of thinking or a cognitive process.

So if you aspire to be a good conversationali st, be an attentive listener.

I've been used by women all my life, fortunately.

Sometimes there isn't a way to hug and make everything better.

The Booker Prize is a big, popular prize for big, popular books, and that's the way it should be.

Love is the sweetest pain inside.

Get used to disappointment.