When people ask me what they should do to become a photographer. I seldom mention cameras or technique. I say, "If you want to be a photographer, first leave home." And as Paul Theroux further advises, "Go as far as you can. Become a stranger in a strange land. Acquire humility."

In the end, I can't imagine another way of being. My life is shaped by the urgent need to wander and observe, and my camera is my passport. 

- Steve McCurry