What Has Changed Is That When I

I Realize That I Had The Best Of Serious Picture Journalism.

I Found A Way Of Working Which Pleased Me Because I Didn’t Have To Frighten People With Heavy Equipment. It Was That Little Black Box And Me.

I Never Knew Anyone Who Came Close To Marilyn In Natural Ability To Use Both Photographer And Still Camera. She Was Special In This, And For Me There Has Been No One Like Her Before Or After. She Has Remained The Measuring Rod By Which I Have - Unconsciously - Judged Other Subjects.

I Love The Idea I Can Go Off With A Single Camera And A Few Rolls Of Film Unencumbered... I Was Not Interested In The Illusion Of Reality, I Wanted To Get Close To What Was Happening.

It Doesn't Matter If You Use A Box Camera Or You Use A Leica; The Important Thing Is What Motivates You When You Are Photographing.