What makes anyone think that I'm any good?
From Saul Leiter
My family was very unhappy about my becoming a photographer - profoundly and deeply unhappy.
Being ignored is a great privilege. That is how I think I learned to see what others do not see and to react to situations differently. I simply looked at the world, not really prepared for anything.
My father thought photography was done by lowlifes.
When I am listening to Vivaldi or Japanese music or making spaghetti at 3 in the morning and realize that I don't have the proper sauce for it, fame is of no use.
I am not immersed in self-admiration.
I may be old-fashioned. But I believe there is such a thing as a search for beauty - a delight in the nice things in the world. And I don't think one should have to apologise for it.
I like it when one is not certain what one sees. When we do not know why the photographer has taken a picture and when we do not know why we are looking at it, all of a sudden we discover something that we start seeing. I like this confusion.
Sometimes I'm amazed by how much you can do as a photographer.
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