Some of my best work is done when I'm half asleep.

- Henry Wessel, Jr.

Part of it has to do with the discipline of being actively receptive. At the core of this receptivity is a process that might be called soft eyes. It…

- Henry Wessel, Jr.

I don't go out looking for pictures. I go out, and if something catches my eye, that's reason enough to photograph it.

- Henry Wessel, Jr.

If you let some time go by before considering work that you have done, you move toward a more objective position in judging it. The pleasure of the s…

- Henry Wessel, Jr.

Most musicians I know don't just play music on Saturday night. They play music every day. They are always fiddling around, letting the notes lead the…

- Henry Wessel, Jr.

I could feel myself changing physically. It was like something dropped out of the sky. Seeing her on the fire escape had given me a certain feeling, …

- Henry Wessel, Jr.

It can happen anytime, anywhere. I mean, you don't have to be in front of stuff that's going to make a good photograph. It's possible anywhere.

- Henry Wessel, Jr.

[The photographer's task] is to describe the existing light... Chances are, if you believe the light, you're going to believe that the things photogr…

- Henry Wessel, Jr.

I actually try and work before my mind is telling me what to do.

- Henry Wessel, Jr.