“I only pursue one goal: the encyclopedia of life.”

"I'm really just using the mirror to summon something I don't even know until I see it."

"To see the thing itself is essential."

“Formalism is everything.”

“I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.”

“In order to exist, objects must be fragile.”

“Photographs open doors into the past, but they also allow a look into the future.”

“All too frequently the amateur will purchase a fine modern camera and proceed to use it for making the most elementary simple snapshots. This surely is like playing ‘Chopsticks’ on a concert grand piano.”