Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats.

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I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If...

I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If...

The more specific you are, the more general it'll be.

The more specific you are, the more general it'll be.

I never have taken a picture I've intended. They're always better or worse.

I never have taken a picture I've intended. They're always better or worse.

I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.

I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.

Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as...

Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as...

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one...

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one...

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of...

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of...

My favourite thing is to go where I've never been.

My favourite thing is to go where I've never been.

My favorite thing is to go where I've never been.

My favorite thing is to go where I've never been.

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less...

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less...

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the...

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the...

Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.

Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less...

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less...

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you...

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you...

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of...

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of...

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you...

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you...

Nothing is ever the same as they said it was.

Nothing is ever the same as they said it was.

You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the...

You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the...

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one...

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one...

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if...

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if...