“I've always been interested in photographing traditions and customs - especially in America. The prom is an American tradition, a rite of passage that has always been one of the most important rituals of American youth. It is a day in our lives that we never forget - a day full of hopes and dreams for our future.”

“Usually my ideas for work have revolved around my interest in people, especially people that live on the edges of society.”

“I'm a street photographer, but I'm interested in any ironic, whimsical images, and there's something very romantic about a circus.”

“During prom season, I travel around the country with a 20-by-24 camera - which is logistically complicated - and photograph proms. My husband made a film of it.”

“I knew from the first moment I picked up a camera, on my first school assignment, what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I was going to find a way to travel the world and tell the stories of the people I met through photographs.”

“I wanted to travel from the beginning. As a kid, I used to dream about airplanes, before I ever flew in one.”

“I work in colour sometimes, but I guess the images I most connect to, historically speaking, are in black and white. I see more in black and white - I like the abstraction of it.”

“Nowadays shots are created in post-production, on computers. It's not really photography.”

“I've always been interested in photographing traditions and customs - especially in America. The prom is an American tradition, a rite of passage that has always been one of the most important rituals of American youth. It is a day in our lives that we never forget - a day full of hopes and dreams for our future.”