I have witnessed the tremendous energy of the masses. On this foundation it is possible to accomplish any task whatsoever.
There's a great quote about Virginia Woolf, she had the same spiritual stake in her diaries as she had in her writing.
My best work is often almost unconscious and occurs ahead of my ability to understand it.
It matters little how much equipment we use; it matters much that we be masters of all we do use.
Photography, alone of the arts, seems perfected to serve the desire humans have for a moment - this very moment - to stay.
People say to me, "Who's your favorite kind of photographer?" Or "Who would be your favorite photographer to have in a workshop?" And I always say, "My Dad. "
Essentially what photography is is life lit up.
But beware of this about callings: they may not lead us where we intended to go or even where we want to go. If we choose to follow, we may have to be willing to let go of the life we already planned and accept whatever is waiting for us. And if the calling is true, though we may not have gone where we intended, we will surely end up where we need to be.
If you want to understand the entrepreneur, study the juvenile delinquent. The delinquent is saying with his actions, ‘This sucks, I’m going to do my own thing. ’
[Americans] think that choice, as seen through the American lens, best fulfills an innate and universal desire for choice in all humans. Unfortunately, these beliefs are based on assumptions that don't always hold true in many countries, in many cultures.
The rules seem to be these: If you have written a successful novel, everyone invites you to write short stories. If you have written some good short stories, everyone wants you to write a novel. But nobody wants anything until you have already proved yourself by being published somewhere else.