"I only know how to approach a place by walking. For what does a street photographer do but walk and watch and wait an…"

"Ultimately, the reward is the process - the process of photographing and discovering and trying to understand why and…"

"Traditional photojournalists arrive with an idea of what they are going to produce or what the editor wants. I approa…"

"In the mid 1970's, I began to be drawn towards places of cultural tension: borders, the edges of societies, worlds th…"

"In the dry places, men begin to dream. Where the rivers run sand, there is something in man that begins to flow. West…"

"I think that there is a huge disparity in Los Angeles, as there is in the US in general, between the wealthy and the …"

"I was told that if there weren't any power wires, I wouldn't have a body of work. I tend to use them on a regular bas…"

"The city is a place where people feel free to do and be whatever they want."

"I feel like I am floating in plasma I need a teacher or a lover I need someone to risk being involved with me. I am s…"

"Am I in the picture? Am I getting in or out of it? I could be a ghost, an animal or a dead body, not just this girl s…"