“I always encourage photographers to read/inform themselves. I don’t care if they traditionally read or listen to books, or watch lots of (good) television & movies, etc., but the better informed they are, the more exposed they are to ideas, the better their work is. There is a direct connection between stuff in the brain and what that brain produces. I can see it in the work and usually can tell who reads a lot and who doesn’t. Now, when I say “read” I don’t mean technical books about lighting or the like–I mean novels, etc. Non-fiction outside of photography is good too–like biographies and topical issues. The more you put in your brain, the more you have to put out in your work. That goes for life experiences too. Photographers need to get out there and live–see the world, or at least someplace other than their studio or back yard–to be able to have the input to make great work.”
— Comment from A Photo Editor - GQ- April, 2008 Issue
