Art is a form of play rejoicing before the face of God.
I found a way of working which pleased me because I didn’t have to frighten people with heavy equipment. It was that little black box and me.
If you are careful with people, they will offer you part of themselves. That is the big secret.
If a photographer cares about the people before the lens and is compassionate, much is given. It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.
I didn't want to be a woman photographer. That would limit me. I wanted to be a photographer who was a woman, with all the world open to my camera.
I think if I ever get satisfied, I’ll have to stop. It’s the frustration that drives you.
I have been poor and I wanted to document poverty; I had lost a child and I was obsessed with birth; I was interested in politics and I wanted to know how it affected our lives; I am a woman and I wanted to know about women.
I wish the camera could smell my armpits. Dude, mine smell good.
Parents. . . are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fulfil the promise of their early years.
We cannot doubt that self-interest is the mainspring of human nature. It must be clearly understood that this word is used here to designate a universal, incontestable fact, resulting from the nature of man, and not an adverse judgment, as would be the word selfishness.
A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, that's teamwork.