Light is my inspiration. My photographic images search for dimensions that words cannot touch- the result of intense responses to personal experiences. I do not wish to "record," but rather to touch upon the illusive meanings which I perceive and… — Ruth Bernhard Copy Share Image
Light is my inspiration, my paint and brush. It is as vital as the model herself. Profoundly significant, it caresses the essential superlative curves and lines. Light I acknowledge as the energy upon which all life on this planet depends. — Ruth Bernhard Copy Share Image
I never question what to do, it tells me what to do. The photographs make themselves with my help. — Ruth Bernhard Copy Share Image
Light is my inspiration. My photographic images search for dimensions that words cannot touch- the result of intense responses to personal experiences. I do… — Ruth Bernhard Copy Share Image
If you are not passionately devoted to an idea, you can make very pleasant pictures but they won't make you cry. — Ruth Bernhard Copy Share Image
My quest, through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity.… — Ruth Bernhard Copy Share Image
I expect photographs to find me. I never thought of looking for them. I instinctively put them there. My intellect had nothing to do… — Ruth Bernhard Copy Share Image
Every day I am aware of the flow and constant change; perhaps I am at the edge of discovering what more our bodies might… — Ruth Bernhard Copy Share Image
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. — Ruth Bernhard Copy Share Image
Fall in love. Every day. With everything. With life. If you can fall in love, you can be a photographer. I think that is… — Ruth Bernhard Copy Share Image
