Occupation: Photographer Birth: November 4, 1946 Death: March 9, 1989
I just try to live my life and do my thing..
I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of the time in which it is made..
I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess..
When I create art, it's like holding hands with God..
I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before..
I don't think that there's that much difference between a photograph of a fist up someone's ass and a photograph of carnations in a bowl..
The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer..
I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people didn't agree..
Beauty and the devil are the same thing..
My work is about seeing - seeing things like they haven't been seen before..
I played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way to educate myself.
Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the other person, and the devil..
I want to see something I've never seen before..
I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get it..
I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn’t. And that’s a tough place to be because you’re never satisfied..
I don't like that particular word 'shocking.' I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before … I was in a position to ….
People have done pornographic pictures forever, but most of the people who involve themselves in explicit sexuality aren't really artists..
Happiness? No, it's not there for me..
To make pictures big is to make them more powerful..
When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God..
When I’m behind a camera I forget I exist..