---
title: "1 Good Photograph Quotes By Ralph Gibson"
description: "1 Good Photograph quotes by Ralph Gibson. Plus more from Ralph Gibson and more Good Photograph sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a67/ralph-gibson-36227_delight_i-have-been-a-photographer-all-my-life-a_54892.jpg"
---

> [I have been a photographer all my life…and have made photographs of many things and for many reasons. But one thing that becomes more and more apparent is that I am simply only as good as my next photograph. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-gibson/i-have-been-a-photographer-all-my-life-and-have-made-photographs-of/)

[Ralph Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-gibson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a67/ralph-gibson-36227_delight_i-have-been-a-photographer-all-my-life-a_54892.jpg)

## More by Ralph Gibson

> [Even though fixed in time, a photograph evokes as much feeling as that which comes from music or dance. Whatever the mode - from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-gibson/even-though-fixed-in-time-a-photograph-evokes-as-much-feeling-as-that/)

[Ralph Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-gibson/)

> [I have been a photographer all my life…and have made photographs of many things and for many reasons. But one thing that becomes more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-gibson/i-have-been-a-photographer-all-my-life-and-have-made-photographs-of/)

[Ralph Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-gibson/)

> [Traditionally, photography has dealt with recording the world as it is found. Before photography appeared the fine artists of the time, the painters and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-gibson/traditionally-photography-has-dealt-with-recording-the-world-as-it-is/)

[Ralph Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-gibson/)

> [I embrace the abstract in photography and exist on a few bits of order extracted from the chaos of reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-gibson/i-embrace-the-abstract-in-photography-and-exist-on-a-few-bits-of/)

[Ralph Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-gibson/)

> [I'm too impatient to use a tripod.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-gibson/i-m-too-impatient-to-use-a-tripod/)

[Ralph Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-gibson/)

> [It occurs to me that at the beginning one works passionately to learn photography. This takes years, and the craft is usually formed during…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-gibson/it-occurs-to-me-that-at-the-beginning-one-works-passionately-to-learn/)

[Ralph Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-gibson/)

> [The French have a different take on photography than Americans do. They consider photography to be absolutely parallel to literature. That often makes for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-gibson/the-french-have-a-different-take-on-photography-than-americans-do/)

[Ralph Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-gibson/)

> [“Passing from one dimension to another, he feels that nothing is left behind, but rather is always with him in the moment. His life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-gibson/passing-from-one-dimension-to-another-he-feels-that-nothing-is-left/)

[Ralph Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-gibson/)

> [My enthusiasm for joining the New York Film Academy is predicated on my personal explorations into video as well as a sense of responsibility…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-gibson/my-enthusiasm-for-joining-the-new-york-film-academy-is-predicated-on/)

[Ralph Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-gibson/)

> [I believe that the medium of photography prevails entirely as an act of faith in the souls of those who love and practice it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-gibson/i-believe-that-the-medium-of-photography-prevails-entirely-as-an-act/)

[Ralph Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-gibson/)

> [When I was working with Robert Frank, he told me that there was absolutely no relationship between cinema and photography. I challenge that. Surely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-gibson/when-i-was-working-with-robert-frank-he-told-me-that-there-was/)

[Ralph Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-gibson/)

> [ One night I was on my \[Navy\] ship... on my first cruise crossing the North Atlantic in a horrible storm, chained to the rails… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-gibson/one-night-i-was-on-my-navy-ship-on-my-first-cruise-crossing-the-north/)

[Ralph Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-gibson/)

> [I'm interested in producing truncated shapes in proportion to the frame and composition, shapes that are preferably luminous. I'm not interested in the full-figure.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-gibson/i-m-interested-in-producing-truncated-shapes-in-proportion-to-the/)

[Ralph Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-gibson/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-photograph/ralph-gibson/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Good Photograph Quotes By Ralph Gibson",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I have been a photographer all my life…and have made photographs of many things and for many reasons. But one thing that becomes more and more apparent is that I am simply only as good as my next photograph. That's the one that counts the most…For this reason I find it a delight to face a new day, and to develop that new roll of film. It's a great way to live.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Ralph Gibson"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-gibson/i-have-been-a-photographer-all-my-life-and-have-made-photographs-of/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a67/ralph-gibson-36227_delight_i-have-been-a-photographer-all-my-life-a_54892.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a67/ralph-gibson-36227_delight_i-have-been-a-photographer-all-my-life-a_54892.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a67/ralph-gibson-36227_delight_i-have-been-a-photographer-all-my-life-a_54892.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I have been a photographer all my life…and have made photographs of many things and for many reasons. But…” — Ralph Gibson",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-photograph/ralph-gibson/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-photograph/ralph-gibson/",
            "name": "Good Photograph Quotes by Ralph Gibson",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-photograph/ralph-gibson/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a67/ralph-gibson-36227_delight_i-have-been-a-photographer-all-my-life-a_54892.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Good Photograph quotes by Ralph Gibson. Plus more from Ralph Gibson and more Good Photograph sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-photograph/ralph-gibson/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-photograph/ralph-gibson/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Good Photograph",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-photograph/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Ralph Gibson",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-photograph/ralph-gibson/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```