In previous ages the word 'art' was used to cover all forms of human skill. The Greeks believed that these skills were given by the gods to man for the purpose of improving the condition of life. In a real… — David Hurn Copy Share Image
The destination of the photograph is to reveal what something or somebody looked like, under a particular set of conditions, at a particular moment in time, and to transmit the results to others. — David Hurn Copy Share Image
The fundamental issue is one of emphasis: you are not a photographer because you are interested in photography...The reason is that photography is only… — David Hurn Copy Share Image
In previous ages the word 'art' was used to cover all forms of human skill. The Greeks believed that these skills were given by… — David Hurn Copy Share Image
These are the two basic controls at the photographer's command--positi on and timing--all others are extensions, peripheral ones, compared to them — David Hurn Copy Share Image
There are many forms of photography. I consider myself simply a recorder of that which I find of interest around me. I personally have… — David Hurn Copy Share Image
The most important piece of equipment after the camera is a good pair of shoes. — David Hurn Copy Share Image
It is the purpose of life that each of us strives to become actually what he or she is potentially. Each photographer, then, should… — David Hurn Copy Share Image
This idea fascinates me. The idea that a few seconds of watching a photographer in action can tell you his/her status in the medium.… — David Hurn Copy Share Image
For me photography is an excuse to be nosy about things I want to know about. — David Hurn Copy Share Image
...one day I was speculating on how I would like to look back on life and I decided I wanted to feel that I… — David Hurn Copy Share Image
I'm a photographer, obviously. My chosen tool for understanding life, and communicating the results of this search to others, is the camera. — David Hurn Copy Share Image
