I love taking photographs. That’s it. It’s simple, yet difficult; it’s easy, yet hard. One image can say more than thousands words. I’m trying to capture the special atmosphere of a unique moment; I want to embody it - I want to make it immortal. I think that a good photograph doesn’t necessarily need to be precisely focused and sharp; it doesn’t have to have a perfect composition, or bright colors. You simply know, and that’s all that matters.

“[I was] called a ‘professional,’ an ‘artist,’ and an ‘amateur’. Of those terms, the last one — ‘amateur’ — is the one I am truly most honored by…even tho’ it is most often used in criticism of the work I have done by those who don’t understand it.”

Stan Brakhage