A lot of my work comes through accidents or circumstances that just happen to present themselves. I have to realize that something is presenting itself. Otherwise it slips right by. — Ari Marcopoulos Copy Share Image
My photography has really always been about what I feel I'm getting out of it. What people on the outside get doesn't concern me. — Ari Marcopoulos Copy Share Image
I'm pretty solitary when I take pictures. Even when I take pictures of people, I just go about my own way of doing it. — Ari Marcopoulos Copy Share Image
I had visited New York at age 12, and I loved the big buildings and the swarms of people. At 23, I decided to… — Ari Marcopoulos Copy Share Image
I have always made films simultaneously, so they go hand in hand. I think that my books are like films. — Ari Marcopoulos Copy Share Image
Sometimes when people look at the work I've done with my family, they think it's autobiographical. But it really isn't. It's more about the… — Ari Marcopoulos Copy Share Image
I am excited about more than just youth culture, and youth is also stretching a bit longer now. But I have to say resistance… — Ari Marcopoulos Copy Share Image
In New York, unlike Holland, there are newspaper stands on every corner. That was a big headline all over the city. — Ari Marcopoulos Copy Share Image
Holland is a fairly small country, and in a weird way, somewhat conservative. That might surprise people because it is a very tolerant place,… — Ari Marcopoulos Copy Share Image
Dates can be important. It's a nice way to remember when I took the photo without having to rack my brain or look in… — Ari Marcopoulos Copy Share Image
I always thought that I was lazy because I could never tell if I was working or not. I was making things, which doesn't… — Ari Marcopoulos Copy Share Image
When you're with people that are aware of the fact that you're a photographer, they'll say, "Oh, look at that! That's something to take… — Ari Marcopoulos Copy Share Image
Holland is a fairly small country, and in a weird way, somewhat conservative. That might surprise people because it is a very tolerant place,… — Ari Marcopoulos Copy Share Image
