11-30-1912 ----- 3-8-2006
"The guy who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed"
"I had known poverty firsthand, but there I learned how to fight its evil - along with the evil of racism - with a camera."
"The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer."
Gordon Parks is one of my greatest influences, and inspirations. He will be missed.