This fascination with the human face has never left me... Every face I see seems to hide and sometimes, fleetingly, to reveal the mystery of another human being... Capturing this revelation became the goal and passion of my life. — Philippe Halsman Copy Share Image
I am often asked which picture is my favorite. This is like asking a mother which child she likes the most. — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
I make the woman look at the camera as a symbol of all the eyes that will see the picture I am making. — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
When the photographer Philippe Halsman said, 'Jump,' no one asked how high. People simply pushed off or leapt up to the extent that physical… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
The immortal photographers will be straightforward photographers, those who do not rely on tricks or special techniques. — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
When you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
The word “photography” can be interpreted as “writing with light” or “drawing with light.” Some photographers are producing beautiful photographs by drawing with light..… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
[Revealing character] can't be done by pushing the person into position or arranging his head at a certain angle. It must be accomplished by… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
Most people stiffen with self-consciousness when they pose for a photograph. Lighting and fine camera equipment are useless if the photographer cannot make them… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
In a jump, the subject, in a sudden burst of energy, overcomes gravity. He cannot simultaneously control his expressions, his facial and his limb… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
Of the thousands of people, celebrated and unknown, who have sat before my camera, I am often asked who was the most difficult subject,… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, the Testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
With a woman I try to photograph her beauty; with a man I try to show his character. Once I photographed a man with… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
In my serious work I am striving for the essence of things and for goals which are possibly unobtainable. On the other hand, everything… — Philippe Halsman Copy Share
