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> [The fact is that the camera is literal if anything, which gives it something in common with a thermometer... Often the tension that exists between the pictorial content of a photograph and its record of reality is the picture's true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-loengard/the-fact-is-that-the-camera-is-literal-if-anything-which-gives-it/)

[John Loengard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-loengard/)

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## More by John Loengard

> [The fact is that the camera is literal if anything, which gives it something in common with a thermometer... Often the tension that exists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-loengard/the-fact-is-that-the-camera-is-literal-if-anything-which-gives-it/)

[John Loengard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-loengard/)

> [In my head I think, There is a beautiful picture here and by God, short of murder, I'm going to get it. So shut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-loengard/in-my-head-i-think-there-is-a-beautiful-picture-here-and-by-god-short/)

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> [In a painting no one complains that the subject is posed, but everybody complains about what looks posed in a photograph. Except, I've found…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-loengard/in-a-painting-no-one-complains-that-the-subject-is-posed-but/)

[John Loengard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-loengard/)

> [When I teach a class I often give the assignment: Photograph someone you love. I ask people to do this so they have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-loengard/when-i-teach-a-class-i-often-give-the-assignment-photograph-someone/)

[John Loengard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-loengard/)

> [Working alone on stories, I began to feel the anonymity of motels on interstate highways reached by jet planes and rental cars. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-loengard/working-alone-on-stories-i-began-to-feel-the-anonymity-of-motels-on/)

[John Loengard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-loengard/)

> [Usually I think if there is something imperfect in a photograph it makes the picture more real. Photographs that are slick, smooth, and imperfect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-loengard/usually-i-think-if-there-is-something-imperfect-in-a-photograph-it/)

[John Loengard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-loengard/)

> [A Ming vase can be well-designed and well-made and is beautiful for that reason alone. I don't think this can be true for photography.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-loengard/a-ming-vase-can-be-well-designed-and-well-made-and-is-beautiful-for/)

[John Loengard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-loengard/)

> [Teachers don't work in the summer, and photographers don't shoot in in the middle of the day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-loengard/teachers-don-t-work-in-the-summer-and-photographers-don-t-shoot-in-in/)

[John Loengard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-loengard/)

> [If you want something to look interesting, don’t light all of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-loengard/if-you-want-something-to-look-interesting-don-t-light-all-of-it/)

[John Loengard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-loengard/)

> [When I go to photograph somebody, they say, "What do you want me to do?" Those are the most frightening words in the English…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-loengard/when-i-go-to-photograph-somebody-they-say-what-do-you-want-me-to-do/)

[John Loengard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-loengard/)

> [Perishability in a photograph is important in a picture. If a photograph looks perishable we say, "Gee, I'm glad I have that moment."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-loengard/perishability-in-a-photograph-is-important-in-a-picture-if-a/)

[John Loengard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-loengard/)

> [Often the tension that exists between the pictorial content of a photograph and its record of reality is the picture's true beauty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-loengard/often-the-tension-that-exists-between-the-pictorial-content-of-a/)

[John Loengard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-loengard/)

> [There are two kinds of photographs: mine and other people's. I never think of what I might do myself when I look at someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-loengard/there-are-two-kinds-of-photographs-mine-and-other-people-s-i-never/)

[John Loengard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-loengard/)

> [I was photographing the photographer Brassaï. He had very prominent eyes, like a frog's. As I focused my lens, he brought his hand up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-loengard/i-was-photographing-the-photographer-brassa-he-had-very-prominent/)

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