“Moments like these, you wouldn’t walk around and see it on the street, and you wouldn’t do it with just anyone.”

“Go for it. Look stupid. Look silly. Look ugly. We’ll probably end up somewhere really special.”

“I’m not a constant shooter, but I’m a constant viewer. When I’m photographing this experience, it’s about being prepared for the shot, but also being engaged.”

“It allows every viewer to feel like they’re there. I want the gaze to be a gaze that anyone could look back at, any viewer could say, ‘This girl is looking at me.’ ”

“Red is this chaotic energy. It can mean something violent… or something very loving. It really draws you in. Anybody can look good wearing it.”

“They look very comfortable and direct with me. They’re giving intimacy without having this smoldering affection happening in the image.”

“Just because you’re on an assignment doesn’t mean you can’t take a gamble on making something abstract, or something a little bit harder to tame.”

“She’s got such a beautiful mind, and it’s kind of trapped right now. She can’t express it. With pictures, I can help her express herself.”

“I’m often waiting for people to not be there. I’m looking for the before and after…and the stillness of that.”

“We were having pretty bad turbulence…and for me, looking through the camera lens chilled me out where I was just like, ‘Okay, I’ll just focus on taking pictures.’ “

“We pray; we put our hands together. We praise; we put our hands out. We ask for forgiveness; we show our hands…. Even covering your face, that says something.”

“Imagine you had to move into one room, one single room. What would you take? What are the things you would take to live in that one room?”

“An amazing thing can happen when you stop moving. In all the chaos, if you just stop moving, you can then find out the interesting pieces that are happening.”