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> [I think I came alive when I started photography.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-callahan/i-think-i-came-alive-when-i-started-photography/)

[Harry Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-callahan/)

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## More by Harry Callahan

> [Experience is the best teacher of all. And for that, there are no guarantees that one will become an artist. Only the journey matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-callahan/experience-is-the-best-teacher-of-all-and-for-that-there-are-no/)

[Harry Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-callahan/)

> [Only the journey matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-callahan/only-the-journey-matters/)

[Harry Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-callahan/)

> [The difference between the casual impression and the intensified image is about as great as that separating the average business letter from a poem.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-callahan/the-difference-between-the-casual-impression-and-the-intensified/)

[Harry Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-callahan/)

> [The photographs that excite me are photographs that say something in a new manner; not for the sake of being different but ones that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-callahan/the-photographs-that-excite-me-are-photographs-that-say-something-in/)

[Harry Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-callahan/)

> [I do believe strongly in photography and hope by following it intuitively that when the photographs are looked at they will touch the spirit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-callahan/i-do-believe-strongly-in-photography-and-hope-by-following-it/)

[Harry Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-callahan/)

> [To be a photographer, one must photograph. No amount of book learning, no checklist of seminars attended, can substitute for the simple act of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-callahan/to-be-a-photographer-one-must-photograph-no-amount-of-book-learning/)

[Harry Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-callahan/)

> [I can't say what makes a picture. I can't say. It's mysterious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-callahan/i-can-t-say-what-makes-a-picture-i-can-t-say-it-s-mysterious/)

[Harry Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-callahan/)

> [A man's got to know his limitations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-callahan/a-man-s-got-to-know-his-limitations/)

[Harry Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-callahan/)

> [My project could be only to photograph as I felt and desired, to regulate a pleasant form of living, to get up in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-callahan/my-project-could-be-only-to-photograph-as-i-felt-and-desired-to/)

[Harry Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-callahan/)

> [I photograph continuously, often without a good idea or strong feelings. During this time the photos are nearly all poor, but I believe they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-callahan/i-photograph-continuously-often-without-a-good-idea-or-strong/)

[Harry Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-callahan/)

> [It's the subject matter that counts. I'm interested in revealing the subject in a new way to intensify it. A photo is able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-callahan/it-s-the-subject-matter-that-counts-i-m-interested-in-revealing-the/)

[Harry Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-callahan/)

> [I wish more people felt that photography was an adventure the same as life itself and felt that their individual feelings were worth expressing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-callahan/i-wish-more-people-felt-that-photography-was-an-adventure-the-same-as/)

[Harry Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-callahan/)

> [I think I came alive when I started photography.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-callahan/i-think-i-came-alive-when-i-started-photography/)

[Harry Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-callahan/)

> [It's a question of methods. Everybody wants results, but nobody wants to do what they have to do to get them done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-callahan/it-s-a-question-of-methods-everybody-wants-results-but-nobody-wants/)

[Harry Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-callahan/)

> [I think nearly every artist continually wants to reach the edge of nothingness - the point where you can’t go any further.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-callahan/i-think-nearly-every-artist-continually-wants-to-reach-the-edge-of/)

[Harry Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-callahan/)

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