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A lot of people who don't have anything collect dogs; it's kind of a symbol of having something.

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I don't relax. I can't take vacations. I'm obsessive-compulsive, and I worry with every project that I'm going to fail. When it starts to go well, and I sense that something beautiful and important and meaningful is being created, it's a fantastic feeling, and I find it very hard to stop.

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I have an incredible relationship with dogs. I'm kind of a dog-whisperer.

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As a kid, I used to dream about airplanes before I ever flew in one. I really knew, when I started photographing, I wanted it to be a way of knowing different cultures, not just in other countries but in this country, too, and I knew I wanted to enter other lives. I knew I wanted to be a voyeur.

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I always think, 'What does this picture mean? What's the best place to put my camera? Do I have anything extra in the picture, things in the background that will distract? Am I in the basic position that will give the essential things for this picture but not too much?'

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I love to photograph people in their own environment. It offers clues to what's important in their lives.

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I'm a street photographer, but I'm interested in any ironic, whimsical images, and there's something very romantic about a circus.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Photographer

Born: March 20th, 1940

Died: May 25th, 2015

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