I drove a taxi at night during my last year at BU and then for another 18 months after graduating in order to buy cameras and pay the rent while I tried to figure out for myself how to freelance. — 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 was a big game to see how much I could see on $400. This got me hooked on traveling. — 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 is invaluable. — Peter Menzel 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 before. — 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 read tons… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
Everyone thinks it would be great to work for National Geographic. So did I. — 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 then can… — Peter Menzel 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 tribal issues… — 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 to buy… — 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
Digital makes it so much easier. No bricks of film, no worrying about airport X-rays, etc. — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
It is so much better to get the right exposure than to have to mess around later with Photoshop. — Peter Menzel 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 the job… — Peter Menzel 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 themselves at… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
