Anders Petersen
[Photographer, b. 1944, Solna, Sweden, lives in Stockholm.]
There is not a big difference between life and taking pictures... You’re in the middle of life, you’re living, making love, eating, sleeping—and photography is part of it. And I don’t say this because I’m being romantic. I say this because that’s just the way it happens to be. 
I don’t care so much about form. Perhaps I did in the beginning, a long time ago. But now I just want to be as straight and simple and as true as possible. To me, it’s encounters that matter, pictures are much less important. (Be wary of:nicely formulated principles and truths.
useless feelings of guilt and sins of the past
or while we’re at it
a
photograph resembling pretty adjectives
on the other hand, I like private
diaries and family albums
You have to focus on what you are doing, not just as a photographer, but as a human being. I can’t describe reality; at the most, I can try to capture things that seem to be valid, the way I see them. For me, the camera is like an entrance to the private lives of other people. And if you are curious like me, it is a fantastic tool. Cutting is a good way to describe [my way of shooting]. I cut… that’s what it feels like, because it’s so fast. Then I peel away layers.