"I shot too much film last summer, and in spite of my stated goal of avoiding that, I’m sure that I shot at least as much again. Cartier-Bresson’s statement about not shooting more than five frames on a particular thing, because it dilutes one’s concentration, rattles around in my psyche and makes me fervently wish I was around my subject more so I wouldn’t feel so anxious to get as much work done as possible in my paltry six to eight weeks here. I know that I force the picture sometimes. I need to remember that pictures occur at a pace that is determined by the rhythm of the situation."

Paul D’Amato, Excerpts from journal entries made between 1989-2002