"Taking pictures is a very solitary thing, at least for me. That's why I wouldn't even want to have an assistant with me, because the very presence of somebody else would make that more important than my relation to the place. And to immerse in a place is strictly only possible when you are on your own. You can fake it and you can pretend to listen to a place but as soon as there is someone else there, even if its just a bystander looking at what you are doing, it is over. You are no longer in the privileged position of being a listener."

Wim Wenders

Extract form BJP