Timothy O'Sullivan was, it seems to me, the greatest of the photographers because he understood nature first as architecture.
Almost all photographers have incurred large expenses in the pursuit of tiny audiences, finding that the wonder they'd hoped to share is something few want to receive.
The photographer hopes, in brief, to discover a tension so exact that it is peace.
I've been so lonely trying to become a photographer. If I'd known that before, I don't know if I had the courage to do it again. You get to a point where you feel that you have something that is your own. And if you don't find an audience for it, you are going to burst.