I Consider Myself More Spiritual Than Religious.

There Are A Lot Of Photographers Who Have Influenced Me; Some Of The Great Ones, Like Herb Ritts, Helmut Newton, And [alfred] Stieglitz. I Draw From All Of Them. You're Supposed To Steal From The Good Ones.

A Neighborhood Friend Showed Me How It Was Possible To Go To A Camera Shop And Pick Up Chemicals For Pennies... Literally... And Develop Your Own Film And Make Prints.

I Know Where Im Going, And I Know Where Ive Been.

The Needs Of The Many Outweigh The Needs Of The Few.

I Began Working With A Family Camera. It Was Called A Kodak Autographic, Which Was One Of Those Things Where You Flopped It Open And Pulled Out The Bellows. And I've Been At It Ever Since - I've Never Stopped