I see no reason for recording the obvious.

Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual.

My own eyes are no more than scouts on a preliminary search, for the camera's eye may entirely change my idea.

Photography suits the temper of this age -- of active bodies and minds. It is a perfect medium for one whose mind is teeming with ideas, imagery, for a prolific worker who would be slowed down by painting or sculpting, for one who sees quickly and acts decisively, accurately.

I was extravagant in the matter of cameras Ð anything photographic Ð I had to have the best. But that was to further my work. In most things I have gone along with the plainest Ð or without.

Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable it my be.