Yesterday evening I went out for a walk to find something more interesting than myself. As soon as I stepped out of the door, I looked up and found it.
At our best and most fortunate we make pictures because of what stands in front of the camera, to honor what is greater and more interesting than we are. We never accomplish this perfectly, though in return we are given something perfect – a sense of inclusion. Our subject thus redefines us, and is part of the biography by which we want to be known.
– Why People Photograph by Robert Adams
