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I learned from looking at his [Ansel Adams] work the places he loved the most, and where he spent the most time, was where he did his best work. I learned from him that you have to love what you photograph, and you have to give it time.
"Black & White Magazine for Collector of Fine Photography", February 2001, page: 114
A friend of mine was assisting Mapplethomorphe where he was photographing flowers, toward the end of his career. He told me that Mapplethorpe said that there is only one angle that is right for each flower. I have the feeling that is true.
