We live in an idiotic capitalist self-indulgent society where the sex life of a pop star is more important than impending starvation, land mines and ….

Do something you like that you feel is important. Don't worry about making money at it right away. If you try hard and long enough you will figure ou….

Europeans still read rather than watching TV or listening to their clergyman tell them how to vote. The European magazines are far superior to Americ….

I don't shoot many corporate or commercial jobs, but when you do, you had better have someone helping who has done it before..

Scientists are usually nice, organized, logical people who are very cooperative. I always learn a lot of science while shooting science stories and i….

After I discovered my degree in photojournalism would only get me a job in a camera store, I taught myself lighting. I read tons of magazines and boo….

Hot air balloons are terrific to shoot from, although they have become very expensive, as has most lodging and food in the Napa Valley..

I've heard Braggadocio about excess baggage charges, multiple unused hotel rooms, and rental cars held unused for long periods of time, which makes m….

Pre-planning is essential. Research, research, research. If you are going to do a portrait, know as much as you can about the person beforehand. The ….

RAW is very forgiving. I was photographing a farm woman in Ecuador cooking over a small fire and my fill flash didn't go off a few times. I was about….

It is so much better to get the right exposure than to have to mess around later with Photoshop..

With the Internet, you can get lots of info in advance, but a local person who knows how to work the system is invaluable..

It's important to get a translator who will ask the questions in a sensitive and thoughtful way. Knowing the ethnicity issues, the tribal issues in s….

I like to move as much as possible and look at reflections, weird angles, subjects from airplanes and cranes. I feel sorry for the Jabba the Hut type….

My modus operandi after working for a decade as a self-funding freelancer, was to spend as little money as possible to get the job done, even if it w….

I have a completely worthless degree: a BS in Photojournalism from Boston University (BU). With this degree, I suppose I could have gotten a job teac….

As a senior in high school my counselor recommended that I soften my science and math direction with an art course. Fortunately my high school offere….

The summer of 1966, I hitch-hiked alone for two months all over Europe instead of working on a farm in Spain. It was a big game to see how much I cou….

Everyone should understand that getting good photos is paramount to everything. You have to do what it takes and often comfort and sleep are the firs….

Freelancing in Somalia during their civil war and in Kuwait right after the first Bush War, I had some rather intense experiences that made life in t….

Getting up way in advance of dawn is always a good idea. Nearly ninety-nine percent of the time when I have gotten up in the middle of the night for ….