The picture is bad because the photographer was poor. I took the picture myself, and you can clearly tell I have no money.

If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you’re not out there, you’ll only hear about it.

In a few years, it is very likely that this series will be considered a milestone in the history of Singapore photography.

The camera makes you forget you're there. It's not like you are hiding but you forget, you are just looking so much.

When I look at my old pictures, all I can see is what I used to be but am no longer. I think: What I can see is what I am not.

If only I had thought of a Kodak! I could have flashed that glimpse of the Under-world in a second, and examined it at leisure.

Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.

That frame of mind that you need to make fine pictures of a very wonderful subject, you cannot do it by not being lost yourself.

Regarding the creative: never assume you're the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you're masterful.

I used to think that I could never lose anyone if I photographed them enough. In fact, my pictures show me how much I’ve lost.

Photography is a magical kind of art that allows people to preserve time and moments, and to describe the world the way they see it.

To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.

There is in fact something obscene and sinister about photography, a desire to imprison, to incorporate, a sexual intensity of pursuit.

Judging by the photograph it seemed like I hadn’t been there at all. As if it was my camera that had been on holiday, and not me.

I tend to think of the act of photographing, generally speaking, as an adventure. My favorite thing is to go where I’ve never been.