“I am often asked what kind of camera I use as if it’s the camera that is responsible for the end product. My answer is that the camera is merely a tool, a recording device, just as the paintbrush is a tool to the painter or the chisel to the sculptor. It’s after the photo is returned to the dark room or opened in Photoshop that the artistry begins. The ‘art’ is the creative activity of the artist in the studio. What you see hanging on the wall is the result of art. This is true of any medium.”

-Thomas Albert Schneider (1946-2024)