You are responsible for every part of your image, even the parts you’re not interested in.

If the light is great in front of you, you should turn around and see what it is doing behind you.

If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you're not out there, you'll only hear about it.

Try to go out empty and let your images fill you up.

If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person.

Always carry a camera, it's tough to shoot a picture without one.

Photography is an act of love.

The drama of light exists not only in what is in the light, but also in what is left dark. If the light is everywhere, the drama is gone.

Always shoot it now. It won't be the same when you go back.

Failing is not a problem. Not trying is a problem.

First, perseverance trumps talent. Second, do what you want to do, otherwise why bother? Third, be ethical; it might rub off on others. Fourth, don't give up.

Family is where the Heart is!

Suicide is like the ejector button in the cockpit of an F-15. If life goes into a permanent tail spin, it's nice to know the option is there.

I have a terrible memory; I never forget a thing.

The truth is never the problem; The problem is always the problem.

Patriotism is a passion which induces hot youth to rush forth to get shot and half shot, while sober, conservative age waves the flag and corrals the contracts.

I am a very bottom-up thinker.

he who seeks pleasure with reference to himself, not others, will ever find that pleasure is only another name for discontent.

Trumpets are a bit more adventurous; they're drunk! Trumpeters are generally drunk. It wets their whistle.

Of course not. You can't have a family hanging over you like a bunch of old dead goats. No offense.

In the dark times, if you have something to hold on to, which is yourself, you'll survive.