I rarely photograph with anything that resembles a game plan. I wander the streets searching for anything that speaks to me. Street portraits are the exception. I always look for that one face in the crowd that excites me. It can be an expression. Sometimes it's body language, a tattoo or great hair. It can be someone in his or her environment. I shoot at a distance using a long lens. I don't want to photograph someone's reaction to me, although that happens and sometimes it works. Mostly, I wait until I have a clear shot and hope I get lucky. These are some of my favorite faces in the crowd.
Once I wanted to be Ansel Adams, a reach, especially for someone who lives and photographs in New Jersey. But even when I went out into real wilderness, I never felt at one with these places. My introduction to street photography was "Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Early Work". I was hooked immediately. My first attempts at street photography were in New York. From the beginning, I knew this was where I belonged. Even in neighborhoods that were new to me, I felt that these were my streets. I have photographed in the US, in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. They are still my streets.
