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" Seeing comes from the inside, from the heart, from life's experiences. "

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" To raise, to elevate, to endorse with timeless reverence the image of woman has been my mission. "

" I learned early on that if I was to get attention, I would have to be charming. Even the models I've photographed are often like that. Some of them are not beautiful. But, if you catch them in the right light, they glow. "

" I was a very, very careful printer when I used 8-by-10 film. I probably spent more time on printing than anything else. The more the prints were appreciated, the more time I spent on them. "

" I always say yes to everything because I always feel that whatever comes my way, life meant for me. "

" I allowed life to give me presents. And everything just sort of happened the way it was supposed to happen. I did not pursue anything. It more or less pursued me. "

" I've always photographed beauty, but I've never been beautiful myself. "

" The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations - each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony. "

" I look at ordinary objects, and I see things that other people don't see. That's why I'm a photographer. "

" To me... San Francisco is an ideal city, intellectually stimulating and naturally beautiful. The oceans and forests are close enough to refresh the spirit; the architecture is always exciting. "

" I think of the nudes as seed pods, like flowers or grasses. They are universal bodies. "

" I feel that everything has to come from the heart, and it cannot come from the intellect. "

" I'm no snapshot artist. I make very careful choices always, even if I'm using a 35mm camera. "

" When I was young, anywhere I would go in Germany, I would see my father's posters. Everyone knew about him. And he had many friends who were artists who were also quite famous. So, for me, it seemed very natural to be an artist and be known. "

" I had a natural feeling for sculpture, and the nudes are my sculpture. "

" I never question what to do, it tells me what to do. The photographs make themselves with my help. "

" Photographs speak to me, and I obey. "

" Everything I do is a metaphor of the universal order. "

" My quest, through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify, and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity. "

" I understood the craft of photography when done by an artist is art. "

" I never took a photograph. Instead, I became a good listener. "

" I feel that is more important than my work, the influence I have on my students. "

" If I have chosen the female form in particular, it is because beauty has been debased and exploited in our sensual 20th century. "