The obsessions we have are pretty much the same our whole lives. Mine are people, the human condition, life.

I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're photographing them and what you're doing. After all, you are taking some of their soul.

Usually my ideas for work have revolved around my interest in people, especially people that live on the edges of society.

I love to photograph people in their own environment. It offers clues to what's important in their lives.

I'm not against digital photography. It's great for newspapers. And there are photographers doing great work digitally. When they use Photoshop as a darkroom tool, that's fine, too. But at this point of my life, after so many years, I don't really want to change, and I still love film.

Looking at my own prom photograph reminds me of how significant that moment was - and how fleeting life is.