“The miracle is this – the more you give, the more you have.”

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.

Because I have been lonely, I value love.

A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory.

I use a computer. I don’t know if that qualifies me as a techie, but I’m pretty good on the computer.

The means of many outweigh the means of the few or one.

It’s nice to get off the couch, throw the clothes on, add a little make-up and go back to work, every once in a while.

I became involved in photography when I was about thirteen years old.

I’ve enjoyed photography, ever since I was a teenager, and I’m still at it. I’ve had shows in various cities, around the country, and I have a number of pieces in permanent collections in museums that I’m very proud of.

Which is probably the reason why I work exclusively in black and white to highlight that contrast.

The camera can capture thought in a way that’s quite surprising and shocking. You can become very simple and minimal in your work and communicate a lot with just a finger or an eyebrow, or a look, or a glance.

I’m not an equipment nut. I tend to use whatever’s at hand. I have several cameras, of course, but I’m not emotional about any of them

My memory of those places is better than my pictures. That’s why I get much more satisfaction out of shooting thematic work that has to do with an idea that I’m searching for, or searching to express.

Rocket ships are exciting but so are roses on a birthday.

Art, if it is successful, needs no explanation.

I love comedy. I’m not known for comedy, but I love it. I’ve done a lot of it, in my lifetime. But most people are surprised to hear that I made a funny movie.

Other times, you’re doing some piece of work and suddenly you get feedback that tells you that you have touched something that is very alive in the cosmos.

Whatever you love more than God is your idol.

We are all human beings, part of the human race, and we need to be compassionate and giving and kind with one another.

The measure of a man is not how many servants he has but how many men he serves .

Those who are unkind to themselves will not appreciate your kindness. Do it anyway.

There is no such thing as a simple act of compassion or an inconsequential act of service. Everything we do for another person has infinite consequences.

God, help me to see others not as enemies or as ungodly but rather as thirsty people. And give me the courage and compassion to offer your Living Water, which alone quenches deep thirst.

Help someone in distress and you lighten your own burden; the very joy of alleviating the sorrow of another is the lessening of one’s own.

Compassion is even more powerful than courage. Sure, with courage you can conquer a world – but only with compassion can you heal and build it.