"I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get it." — Robert Mapplethorpe

Beauty and the devil are the same thing.

I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people didn't agree.

I played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way to educate myself.

If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many photographers use the camera to avoid participating in things. They become professional observers.