Connected Quotes by Henry Wessel, Jr

Part of it has to do with the discipline of being actively receptive. At the core of this receptivity is a process that might…

— Henry Wessel, Jr

I don't go out looking for pictures. I go out, and if something catches my eye, that's reason enough to photograph it.

— Henry Wessel, Jr

If you let some time go by before considering work that you have done, you move toward a more objective position in judging it.…

— Henry Wessel, Jr

You're suddenly seeing the coherence and the interconnectedness of everything, left to right, top to bottom, front to back. It's all connected, and, somehow,…

— Henry Wessel, Jr

[The photographer's task] is to describe the existing light... Chances are, if you believe the light, you're going to believe that the things photographed…

— Henry Wessel, Jr

In a still photograph you basically have two variables, where you stand and when you press the shutter. That's all you have.

— Henry Wessel, Jr

Some of my best work is done when I'm half asleep.

— Henry Wessel, Jr

It can happen anytime, anywhere. I mean, you don't have to be in front of stuff that's going to make a good photograph. It's…

— Henry Wessel, Jr

Most musicians I know don't just play music on Saturday night. They play music every day. They are always fiddling around, letting the notes…

— Henry Wessel, Jr

I actually try and work before my mind is telling me what to do.

— Henry Wessel, Jr

I could feel myself changing physically. It was like something dropped out of the sky. Seeing her on the fire escape had given me…

— Henry Wessel, Jr