Hot air balloons are terrific to shoot from, although they have become very expensive, as has most lodging and food in the… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
With the Internet, you can get lots of info in advance, but a local person who knows how to work the system… — Peter Menzel Internet Copy Share Image
I sold all my medium format equipment in 2005 after Canon came out with the 12 megapixel EOS 1Ds. — Peter Menzel Canon Copy Share Image
It is so much better to get the right exposure than to have to mess around later with Photoshop. — Peter Menzel Exposure Copy Share Image
I don't shoot many corporate or commercial jobs, but when you do, you had better have someone helping who has done it… — Peter Menzel Corporate Copy Share Image
I fell in love with traveling and thought being a photographer would be an interesting way to travel and make a living. — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
Everyone thinks it would be great to work for National Geographic. So did I. — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
Digital makes it so much easier. No bricks of film, no worrying about airport X-rays, etc. — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
Having a partner who is your wife traveling with you can be great. We each have our roles in the work and… — Peter Menzel Emotional Copy Share Image
It's important to get a translator who will ask the questions in a sensitive and thoughtful way. Knowing the ethnicity issues, the… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
Before digital, I spent thirty years shooting color transparencies, which are very unforgiving of exposure. A half stop can make or break… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
Freelancing in Somalia during their civil war and in Kuwait right after the first Bush War, I had some rather intense experiences… — Peter Menzel Civil war Copy Share Image
Think about the photo you want to make beforehand. Then do it, but also don't be blind to better options that present… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
I've heard Braggadocio about excess baggage charges, multiple unused hotel rooms, and rental cars held unused for long periods of time, which… — Peter Menzel Baggage Copy Share Image
Pre-planning is essential. Research, research, research. If you are going to do a portrait, know as much as you can about the… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
The fact that a thirteen-year-old project still resonates and can still have a large exhibit with lots of newspaper, magazine and TV… — Peter Menzel Artist Copy Share Image
As a senior in high school my counselor recommended that I soften my science and math direction with an art course. Fortunately… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
After I discovered my degree in photojournalism would only get me a job in a camera store, I taught myself lighting. I… — Peter Menzel Book Copy Share Image
RAW is very forgiving. I was photographing a farm woman in Ecuador cooking over a small fire and my fill flash didn't… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
I have a completely worthless degree: a BS in Photojournalism from Boston University (BU). With this degree, I suppose I could have… — Peter Menzel Boston Copy Share Image
To me a translator is very, very important. If the fixer is also the translator, so much the better. I have known… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
It is tough being patient when you are more than a half million dollars in debt. — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
Do something you like that you feel is important. Don't worry about making money at it right away. If you try hard… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
I like to move as much as possible and look at reflections, weird angles, subjects from airplanes and cranes. I feel sorry… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
We live in an idiotic capitalist self-indulgent society where the sex life of a pop star is more important than impending starvation,… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
Scientists are usually nice, organized, logical people who are very cooperative. I always learn a lot of science while shooting science stories… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
The summer of 1966, I hitch-hiked alone for two months all over Europe instead of working on a farm in Spain. It… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
I drove a taxi at night during my last year at BU and then for another 18 months after graduating in order… — Peter Menzel Cameras Copy Share Image
Europeans still read rather than watching TV or listening to their clergyman tell them how to vote. The European magazines are far… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
Everyone should understand that getting good photos is paramount to everything. You have to do what it takes and often comfort and… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
Getting up way in advance of dawn is always a good idea. Nearly ninety-nine percent of the time when I have gotten… — Peter Menzel Dawn Copy Share Image
My modus operandi after working for a decade as a self-funding freelancer, was to spend as little money as possible to get… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
