learning from the greats

soaking up their thoughts & images...

"I photograph elements of my life, places where I feel comfortable, 

where my way of thinking is in line with that I am doing." 

-Sebastiao Salgado

"I think if you don't love people and aren't fascinated by them, you'll never

 succeed as a portrait photographer, because your pictures will look cold."

 - Rankin

"I get excited about authenticity. I try to find something special. 

I don't even know what it is. It's intuition." 

- Rineke Dijkstra

"The key is to photograph your obsessions, whether that's old people's hands or skyscrapers. Think of a blank canvas, because that's what you've got, 

and then think about what you want to see." 

- David LaChapelle