James Troi's Visual Diary

"To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

"I think a photography class should be a requirement in all educational programs because it makes you see the world rather than just look at it."

"When you photograph people in colour you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in B&W, you photograph their souls!"

"No place is boring, if you’ve had a good night’s sleep and have a pocket full of unexposed film."

"The camera cannot lie, but it can be an accessory to untruth."

"Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop."

"And if a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it’s as though I’ve neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up. I know that the accident of my being a photographer has made my life possible."

"Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow."

"If you have to ask what to photograph, don’t bother taking pictures. For me it’s not a choice."

"Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst."

"I don’t know what I would do without a camera."