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> [It is so basic. A human being is an innocent part of nature. Our civilization has distorted this universal quality that allows us to feel at home in our skin. Other animals have coats that they accept, but the human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bernhard/it-is-so-basic-a-human-being-is-an-innocent-part-of-nature-our/)

[Ruth Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bernhard/)

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## More by Ruth Bernhard

> [I never question what to do, it tells me what to do. The photographs make themselves with my help.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bernhard/i-never-question-what-to-do-it-tells-me-what-to-do-the-photographs/)

[Ruth Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bernhard/)

> [Light is my inspiration. My photographic images search for dimensions that words cannot touch- the result of intense responses to personal experiences. I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bernhard/light-is-my-inspiration-my-photographic-images-search-for-dimensions/)

[Ruth Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bernhard/)

> [Photography is art when it's used by an artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bernhard/photography-is-art-when-it-s-used-by-an-artist/)

[Ruth Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bernhard/)

> [If you are not passionately devoted to an idea, you can make very pleasant pictures but they won't make you cry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bernhard/if-you-are-not-passionately-devoted-to-an-idea-you-can-make-very/)

[Ruth Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bernhard/)

> [My quest, through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bernhard/my-quest-through-the-magic-of-light-and-shadow-is-to-isolate-to/)

[Ruth Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bernhard/)

> [#1 Never Get Used to Anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bernhard/1-never-get-used-to-anything/)

[Ruth Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bernhard/)

> [I always said 'yes' to everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bernhard/i-always-said-yes-to-everything/)

[Ruth Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bernhard/)

> [I expect photographs to find me. I never thought of looking for them. I instinctively put them there. My intellect had nothing to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bernhard/i-expect-photographs-to-find-me-i-never-thought-of-looking-for-them-i/)

[Ruth Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bernhard/)

> [There is nothing unimportant in the universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bernhard/there-is-nothing-unimportant-in-the-universe/)

[Ruth Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bernhard/)

> [Every day I am aware of the flow and constant change; perhaps I am at the edge of discovering what more our bodies might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bernhard/every-day-i-am-aware-of-the-flow-and-constant-change-perhaps-i-am-at/)

[Ruth Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bernhard/)

> [I never look for a photograph. The photograph finds me and says, I'm here! and I say, Yes, I see you. I hear you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bernhard/i-never-look-for-a-photograph-the-photograph-finds-me-and-says-i-m/)

[Ruth Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bernhard/)

> [Fall in love. Every day. With everything. With life. If you can fall in love, you can be a photographer. I think that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bernhard/fall-in-love-every-day-with-everything-with-life-if-you-can-fall-in/)

[Ruth Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bernhard/)

> [It is so basic. A human being is an innocent part of nature. Our civilization has distorted this universal quality that allows us to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bernhard/it-is-so-basic-a-human-being-is-an-innocent-part-of-nature-our/)

[Ruth Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bernhard/)

> [A person cannot learn to be a photographer. He can only cultivate what he already has. I try to make people aware that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bernhard/a-person-cannot-learn-to-be-a-photographer-he-can-only-cultivate-what/)

[Ruth Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bernhard/)

> [Everything is one and I am one with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-bernhard/everything-is-one-and-i-am-one-with-it/)

[Ruth Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-bernhard/)

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