I'm pretty selective. I generally edit the contact sheets and then do work prints. Because I have my own lab and printers, I can afford the luxury of going through the contact sheets for black-and-white, making up work prints, seeing…

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When you start out, you're not really aware. I didn't have a sense of photographic...

When you start out, you're not really aware. I didn't have a sense of photographic...

Regardless of whether you speak the language or are familiar with a culture, the picture...

Regardless of whether you speak the language or are familiar with a culture, the picture...

I think knowing people by first names, not by what they do sexually, is really...

I think knowing people by first names, not by what they do sexually, is really...

Many people who excel are self-taught.

Many people who excel are self-taught.

I was an economics major, which I enjoyed because I had a good business sense.

I was an economics major, which I enjoyed because I had a good business sense.

Actually, when I first started dabbling in photography, I was still working for my parents...

Actually, when I first started dabbling in photography, I was still working for my parents...

I'd go down to the end of my street, to a garage that had a...

I'd go down to the end of my street, to a garage that had a...

I did grow up next door to Steve McQueen, who was a very famous movie...

I did grow up next door to Steve McQueen, who was a very famous movie...

Being an American is about having the right to be who you are. Sometimes that...

Being an American is about having the right to be who you are. Sometimes that...

Well, I liked it - that was the main thing. I liked it, but I...

Well, I liked it - that was the main thing. I liked it, but I...

I think a lot of the time these days people are so concerned about having...

I think a lot of the time these days people are so concerned about having...

I like form and shape and strength in pictures.

I like form and shape and strength in pictures.

I always enjoyed art history because, growing up in California, my exposure was limited, and...

I always enjoyed art history because, growing up in California, my exposure was limited, and...

Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics.

Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics.

Generally, the French highly promote culture and the arts, and photography is in their blood.

Generally, the French highly promote culture and the arts, and photography is in their blood.

Within two hours of where I live, you have mountains and desert as location. I...

Within two hours of where I live, you have mountains and desert as location. I...

The education, the cultural awareness, is different in Europe, especially in France, from that in...

The education, the cultural awareness, is different in Europe, especially in France, from that in...

That's why I felt so at home when I went to Africa. It didn't matter...

That's why I felt so at home when I went to Africa. It didn't matter...

What I particularly liked was that, coming from California and not being involved in the...

What I particularly liked was that, coming from California and not being involved in the...

Once you develop your own style, you know when you're able to give your best....

Once you develop your own style, you know when you're able to give your best....