--- title: "1 Hard Comprehend Quotes By Bill Jay" description: "1 Hard Comprehend quotes by Bill Jay. Plus more from Bill Jay and more Hard Comprehend sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/bill-jay-14930_depiction_a-photograph-is-a-picture-and-no-more-tr_2509622.jpg" --- > [A photograph is a picture and no more true or false than any other depiction; why is that so hard to comprehend?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-jay/a-photograph-is-a-picture-and-no-more-true-or-false-than-any-other/) [Bill Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-jay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/bill-jay-14930_depiction_a-photograph-is-a-picture-and-no-more-tr_2509622.jpg) ## More by Bill Jay > [I appreciate photographs which celebrate harmony. I don't particularly want to look at chaos. I see enough of that at home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-jay/i-appreciate-photographs-which-celebrate-harmony-i-don-t-particularly/) [Bill Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-jay/) > [I agree, intellectualism in photography is overrated. I just wish it could be replaced by common sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-jay/i-agree-intellectualism-in-photography-is-overrated-i-just-wish-it/) [Bill Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-jay/) > [Why do photographers photograph? To make unreality visible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-jay/why-do-photographers-photograph-to-make-unreality-visible/) [Bill Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-jay/) > [There are many reasons why photography does not attract the social and cultural attention it deserves. I would add one more which has received…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-jay/there-are-many-reasons-why-photography-does-not-attract-the-social/) [Bill Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-jay/) > [I start a lot of photo projects but never seem to. . . .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-jay/i-start-a-lot-of-photo-projects-but-never-seem-to/) [Bill Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-jay/) > [If you cannot think of anything to say that is useful or enlightening about your images, then don't say anything. There are plenty of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-jay/if-you-cannot-think-of-anything-to-say-that-is-useful-or-enlightening/) [Bill Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-jay/) > [Think clearly, act sensibly, commit yourself to caring and work hard in order to discover joy. Then give the images back to the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-jay/think-clearly-act-sensibly-commit-yourself-to-caring-and-work-hard-in/) [Bill Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-jay/) > [Be gentle and tolerant. Intimacy will grow, but will take time and cannot be rushed. If all goes well, soon you will become more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-jay/be-gentle-and-tolerant-intimacy-will-grow-but-will-take-time-and/) [Bill Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-jay/) > [If you are intent on drawing or painting on your prints, you must first learn to draw and paint at least as well as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-jay/if-you-are-intent-on-drawing-or-painting-on-your-prints-you-must/) [Bill Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-jay/) > [...photographers who carry 60 pounds of equipment up a hill to photograph a view are not suffering enough, although their whining causes enough suffering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-jay/photographers-who-carry-60-pounds-of-equipment-up-a-hill-to/) [Bill Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-jay/) > [Only in art can you make something that no one wants and still be considered successful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-jay/only-in-art-can-you-make-something-that-no-one-wants-and-still-be/) [Bill Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-jay/) > [Photographers have already photographed everything too many times, except cheese.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-jay/photographers-have-already-photographed-everything-too-many-times/) [Bill Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-jay/) > [A photograph is a mirror; mostly it reflects the prejudices of the viewer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-jay/a-photograph-is-a-mirror-mostly-it-reflects-the-prejudices-of-the/) [Bill Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-jay/) > [Photography opens your eyes a little wider to the world around you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-jay/photography-opens-your-eyes-a-little-wider-to-the-world-around-you/) [Bill Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-jay/) > [Photographers, like kids, should be seen and not heard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-jay/photographers-like-kids-should-be-seen-and-not-heard/) [Bill Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-jay/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hard-comprehend/bill-jay/#itemlist", "name": "1 Hard Comprehend Quotes By Bill Jay", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A photograph is a picture and no more true or false than any other depiction; why is that so hard to comprehend?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Jay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-jay/a-photograph-is-a-picture-and-no-more-true-or-false-than-any-other/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/bill-jay-14930_depiction_a-photograph-is-a-picture-and-no-more-tr_2509622.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/bill-jay-14930_depiction_a-photograph-is-a-picture-and-no-more-tr_2509622.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/bill-jay-14930_depiction_a-photograph-is-a-picture-and-no-more-tr_2509622.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A photograph is a picture and no more true or false than any other depiction; why is that so hard to…” — Bill Jay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hard-comprehend/bill-jay/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hard-comprehend/bill-jay/", "name": "Hard Comprehend Quotes by Bill Jay", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hard-comprehend/bill-jay/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/bill-jay-14930_depiction_a-photograph-is-a-picture-and-no-more-tr_2509622.jpg" }, "description": "1 Hard Comprehend quotes by Bill Jay. 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