"It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter."

"Seeing is not enough; you have to feel what you photograph."

"I'm happiest when I'm away from my studio, away from my house, and out with my camera.”

"I'm a humanist; I see the little things that we all share together."

I'm known for taking pictures very close, and the older I get, the closer I get.

"The camera is just a tool; the real magic happens when the photographer can find the humanity in their subjects."

"A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know."

"One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you'd be stricken blind."

“If you want to make a small fortune as a photographer, start with a big fortune“

"Photography is not rocket science. Essentially you buy the camera and follow the instructions on the box.”

“Shoot with your heart, not with your eyes."

“Bored with obvious reality, I find my fascination in transforming it into a subjective point of view.”

“Photography needs to be haunting and worth remembering”

"I have always felt that you should do the kind of work that is close to your heart."

"The world isn't tidy; it's a mess. I don't try to make it neat."

"I'm not interested in images that show something. I'm interested in images that feel something."

"Since I'm inarticulate, I express myself with images."

"Every street, every passerby, was a potential picture."

"Photography is like fishing. You go out, and sometimes you catch something."

“You don't need to retouch if you know how to light.”

“Photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure.”

“The eye should learn to listen before it looks.”

“I think if you know enough about photography you realise that nothing is really that new.”

"If you wait, people will forget your camera and the soul will drift up into view."

“A photo can be more than just a picture. It can be a piece of history.”

"To be a successful street photographer, you must learn to become invisible."

"A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know."

“I am at war with the obvious.”

“Be yourself. I much prefer seeing something, even it is clumsy, that doesn't look like somebody else's work.”