The desire to discover, the desire to move, to capture the flavor, three concepts that describe the art of photography.
There are two dirty words in photography, one is art, the other is good taste
Some people's photography is an art. Not mine. Art is a dirty word in photography. All this fine art crap is killing it already.
It began when I was so ill that there was a good chance of dying. I promised myself that if I survived I would never again pander to a magazine's requests or follow the ideas of art directors. I would only make images which were personal, which arose out of my own life.
Some people`s photography is an art. Mine is not. If they happen to be exhibited in a gallery or a museum, that`s fine. But that`s not why I do them. I`m a gun for hire.
In my vocabulary there are two bad words: art and good taste.
I was lucky to have my wife as the art director, and it turned out to be quite something - a great success. I'm very proud of it.
