Photojournalists Know The Horrors Of War Can

Photography Can Be Perceived As The Opposite Of War.

The Pictures That Were Coming From Vietnam Were Showing Us What Was Really Happening On The Ground Level. It Was In Contradiction To What Our Political And Military Leaders Were Telling Us. They Were Straight Forward Documentary Images. A Powerful Indictment Of The War, Of How Cruel And Unjust It Was. When I Finally Decided What To Do With My Life, It Was To Follow In That Tradition.

I Became A Photographer In Order To Be A War Photographer, And A Photographer Involved In What I Thought Were Critical Social Issues. From The Very Beginning This Was My Goal.

I Dont Think Tragic Situations Are Necessarily Devoid Of Beauty.

I Began After College, About 1972. I Began To Teach Myself Photography. I Went To Work For A Local Newspaper For Four Years As A Kind Of Basic Training.