Walker Evans

Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is a joyous sensualist, for the simple reason that the eye traffics in feelings, not in thoughts.

It's the way to educate your eyes. Stare. Pry, listen eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.

Nobody should touch a Polaroid [camera] until he's over sixty

Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.