I'm guilty of extraordinary naivete, I suppose. But it's a naivete that I really don't want to abandon, not even now.

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When I started doing my work years ago, I had doubts as to whether the...

When I started doing my work years ago, I had doubts as to whether the...

A virulent, aggressive minority has decided that Americans don't know themselves what it is they...

A virulent, aggressive minority has decided that Americans don't know themselves what it is they...

Every child is going to grow up. You can see it happen in the books:...

Every child is going to grow up. You can see it happen in the books:...

Different members of different cultures will think that some things are beautiful.

Different members of different cultures will think that some things are beautiful.

I am fascinated by the human body and all its evolutions.

I am fascinated by the human body and all its evolutions.

Some of the people that I photographed as sticks became much more voluptuous, much rounder,...

Some of the people that I photographed as sticks became much more voluptuous, much rounder,...

That dichotomy between the public consumption of the work and my intent and practice in...

That dichotomy between the public consumption of the work and my intent and practice in...

The images I like best are parts of series that I've started, in some cases,...

The images I like best are parts of series that I've started, in some cases,...

In fact, I don't believe I'm guilty of any crimes, but I've always been drawn...

In fact, I don't believe I'm guilty of any crimes, but I've always been drawn...

I know the families that I photograph extremely well, and I've known them for a...

I know the families that I photograph extremely well, and I've known them for a...

There are photographs that I don't take now that I previously would have taken without...

There are photographs that I don't take now that I previously would have taken without...

There isn't a person alive who doesn't like being caressed.

There isn't a person alive who doesn't like being caressed.

Any artist that's involved in their work is inevitably going to have a focus in...

Any artist that's involved in their work is inevitably going to have a focus in...

What pedophiles and people who have sexual desires on children lose sight of to a...

What pedophiles and people who have sexual desires on children lose sight of to a...

I will always admit immediately to what's obvious, which is that Homo sapiens is inherently...

I will always admit immediately to what's obvious, which is that Homo sapiens is inherently...

The world is shrinking as we see more and more of it in the media,...

The world is shrinking as we see more and more of it in the media,...

That's my ambition: that you look at the pictures and realize what complex, fascinating, interesting...

That's my ambition: that you look at the pictures and realize what complex, fascinating, interesting...

I didn't think there was anything more or less obscene about any part of the...

I didn't think there was anything more or less obscene about any part of the...

It's really, really hard to make it as a fine-art photographer exclusively.

It's really, really hard to make it as a fine-art photographer exclusively.

I became good at defending myself, but as far as I was concerned, that was...

I became good at defending myself, but as far as I was concerned, that was...