If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you’re not out there, you’ll only hear about it.
If the light is great in front of you, you should turn around and see what it is doing behind you.
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.
Try to go out empty and let your images fill you up.
Always carry a camera, it’s tough to shoot a picture without one.
If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person.
Always shoot it now. It won’t be the same when you go back.
Photography is an act of love.
I try not to tell students where to shoot, when to shoot, or what to shoot. I feel finding the picture is the most important part of being a photographer. The actual shooting is of lesser importance.
You are responsible for every part of your image, even the parts you’re not interested in.
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.
I love when pictures ask questions or make others ask questions.
It’s always around. You just don’t see it.
The composition is already there, you just need to crop it.
Failing is not a problem. Not trying is a problem.
If you’re not your own severest critic, you are your own worst enemy.
Some have said that if you take a great picture in color and take away the color, you’ll have a great black-and-white picture. But if you’re shooting something about color and you take away the color, you’ll have nothing.