--- title: "4 Camera Quotes By William Klein" description: "4 Camera quotes by William Klein. Plus more from William Klein and more Camera sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d3/william-klein-9048_camera_the-digital-camera-takes-photographs-in_875798.png" --- > [The digital camera takes photographs in practically no light: it will dig out the least bit of light available. I was amazed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/the-digital-camera-takes-photographs-in-practically-no-light-it-will/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d3/william-klein-9048_camera_the-digital-camera-takes-photographs-in_875798.png) > [When you use film, you use accidents, but there aren't any accidents with digital photography. I don't mind that it's easy. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/when-you-use-film-you-use-accidents-but-there-aren-t-any-accidents/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fc/william-klein-9048_camera_when-you-use-film-you-use-accidents-but_1539200.jpg) > [For my first book, 'New York,' I had one camera and two lenses. It was fotografia povera.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/for-my-first-book-new-york-i-had-one-camera-and-two-lenses-it-was/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/william-klein-9048_book_for-my-first-book-new-york-i-had-one-cam_2801778.png) > [I don't roam around with a camera and never did. I took pictures in spurts, for my books, for some assignments or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/i-don-t-roam-around-with-a-camera-and-never-did-i-took-pictures-in/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/764/william-klein-9048_assignments_i-don-t-roam-around-with-a-camera-and-ne_2893119.jpg) ## Other authors on Camera - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-wilson-52521.jpg) John Wilson 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/john-wilson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mary-ellen-mark-65021.jpg) Mary Ellen Mark 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/mary-ellen-mark/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henri-cartierbresson-41329.jpg) Henri Cartier-Bresson 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/henri-cartier-bresson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-hockney-27569.jpg) David Hockney 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/david-hockney/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-annie-leibovitz-13912.jpg) Annie Leibovitz 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/annie-leibovitz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kim-weston-57281.jpg) Kim Weston 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/kim-weston/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gordon-parks-39048.jpg) Gordon Parks 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/gordon-parks/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-eve-arnold-34296.jpg) Eve Arnold 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/eve-arnold/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ansel-adams-13994.jpg) Ansel Adams 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/ansel-adams/) - [RaMell Ross 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/ramell-ross/) - [Rachel Morrison 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/rachel-morrison/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-diamandis-74795.jpg) Peter Diamandis 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/peter-diamandis/) ## More by William Klein > [I always thought I was going to be an artist. I used to draw, and I would read Russian novels until 3 or 4…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/i-always-thought-i-was-going-to-be-an-artist-i-used-to-draw-and-i/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) > [Being an expatriate doesn't go down well in America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/being-an-expatriate-doesn-t-go-down-well-in-america/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) > [I was 24 years old at the time. I had no real notion of what photography was about. I had no training. By accident,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/i-was-24-years-old-at-the-time-i-had-no-real-notion-of-what/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) > [I have always done the opposite of what I was trained to do... Having little technical background, I became a photographer. Adopting a machine,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/i-have-always-done-the-opposite-of-what-i-was-trained-to-do-having/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) > [The best critics of America are Americans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/the-best-critics-of-america-are-americans/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) > [My father was like Willy Loman, you know: he never really made it - and he was from a family where there were people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/my-father-was-like-willy-loman-you-know-he-never-really-made-it-and/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) > [My father was convinced that America was the greatest place in the world. I'm afraid I didn't have the family I would have dreamed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/my-father-was-convinced-that-america-was-the-greatest-place-in-the/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) > [This is supposed to be the Big Apple, with neighborhoods where the houses are all good-looking and the skyscrapers and everything. But to me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/this-is-supposed-to-be-the-big-apple-with-neighborhoods-where-the/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) > [The English are very exotic to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/the-english-are-very-exotic-to-me/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) > [I feel like I'm doing something that's worthwhile. I feel like I'm showing something other people haven't shown. I don't get to talk to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/i-feel-like-i-m-doing-something-that-s-worthwhile-i-feel-like-i-m/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) > [The kinetic quality of New York, the kids, dirt, madness - I tried to find a photographic style that would come close to it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/the-kinetic-quality-of-new-york-the-kids-dirt-madness-i-tried-to-find/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) > [In America, kids would go to college and get out and buy a second-hand car and go across the country and discover America. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/in-america-kids-would-go-to-college-and-get-out-and-buy-a-second-hand/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) > [Sometimes, I'd take shots without aiming, just to see what happened. I'd rush into crowds - bang! bang! ... It must be close to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/sometimes-i-d-take-shots-without-aiming-just-to-see-what-happened-i-d/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) > [Don't have rules, taboos, or limits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/don-t-have-rules-taboos-or-limits/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) > [My way of living and working is that I'll do my thing. I went from one thing to another. That annoyed people. They didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/my-way-of-living-and-working-is-that-i-ll-do-my-thing-i-went-from-one/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/william-klein/#itemlist", "name": "4 Camera Quotes By William Klein", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The digital camera takes photographs in practically no light: it will dig out the least bit of light available. I was amazed to see the results of photographs that I wouldn't take ordinarily. 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