In black and white there are more colors than color photography, because you are not blocked by any colors so you can use your experiences, your know….

To me, it’s encounters that matter, pictures are much less important..

For me, the camera is like an entrance to the private lives of other people. And if you are curious like me, it is a fantastic tool..

It (taking photographs) is all about longingwithout longing-no pictures at all..

I can’t describe reality; at the most, I can try to capture things that seem to be valid, the way I see them..

I don't care so much about form. Perhaps I did in the beginning, a long time ago. But now I just want to be as straight and simple and as true as pos….

You have to focus on what you are doing, not just as a photographer, but as a human being..

The people at the Café Lehmitz had a presence and a sincerity that I myself lacked. It was okay to be desperate, to be tender, to sit all alone or sh….

Shoot from the gut, edit with the brain.

There is not a big difference between life and taking pictures... You're in the middle of life, you're living, making love, eating, sleeping - and ph….