A biography for Aaron Hueyhasn’t been written yet.
“War is the greatest failure of mankind.”
“Make your work deeper and better than those before you, and eventually someone will notice. If you don't think the work is better than what you've seen, then go back until it is.”
“I don't want to do stories that don't have a heart. I'm just not going to be satisfied with stories where I can't be passionate about the subject, where I can't make a difference.”
“A visual understanding of great composition and how to use a camera and expensive lenses can be learned, but drive and a real hunger for making photos and telling stories... I don't think that part can be learned. You either have that inside, or you don't.”
“Your belief system saturates the space around you.”
“Men are separated by so many petty things.”
“War is death. If we are to engage in war, then we should have to stare it straight in the face and call it by its rightful name.”
“I wanted to be a painter, somewhere between Abstract Expressionism and Pop.”
“I want to tell you what it was really like to think death is imminent, but I can't. It's a taste in your mouth. And an emptiness.”
“I'm not sure how to describe my style. A lot of my work is dark and looks a bit sad, which is strange because I'm such a smiley, over-the-top positive guy who wears gold shoes most days.”