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> [No one can do inspired work without genuine interest in his subject and understanding of its characteristics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-feininger/no-one-can-do-inspired-work-without-genuine-interest-in-his-subject/)

[Andreas Feininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-feininger/)

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## More by Andreas Feininger

> [Know - how is worthless unless guided by know - why and know - when.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-feininger/know-how-is-worthless-unless-guided-by-know-why-and-know-when/)

[Andreas Feininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-feininger/)

> [Realism and superrealism are what I'm after. This world is full of things the eye doesn't see. The camera can see more, and often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-feininger/realism-and-superrealism-are-what-i-m-after-this-world-is-full-of/)

[Andreas Feininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-feininger/)

> [As an amateur you have an advantage over photographers - you can do as you wish... This should make amateurs the happiest of photographers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-feininger/as-an-amateur-you-have-an-advantage-over-photographers-you-can-do-as/)

[Andreas Feininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-feininger/)

> [... pay attention to everything within the field of view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-feininger/pay-attention-to-everything-within-the-field-of-view/)

[Andreas Feininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-feininger/)

> [The camera can push the new medium to its limits - and beyond. It is there - in the "beyond" - that the imaginative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-feininger/the-camera-can-push-the-new-medium-to-its-limits-and-beyond-it-is/)

[Andreas Feininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-feininger/)

> [Experience has shown that the more fascinating the subject, the less observant the photographer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-feininger/experience-has-shown-that-the-more-fascinating-the-subject-the-less/)

[Andreas Feininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-feininger/)

> [The first impression of a new subject is not necessary the best. Seen from a different angle or under different condition it might look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-feininger/the-first-impression-of-a-new-subject-is-not-necessary-the-best-seen/)

[Andreas Feininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-feininger/)

> [With a short lens I can reveal the hidden things near at hand, with a long lens the hidden things far away. The telephoto…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-feininger/with-a-short-lens-i-can-reveal-the-hidden-things-near-at-hand-with-a/)

[Andreas Feininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-feininger/)

> [Any good photograph is a successful synthesis of technique and art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-feininger/any-good-photograph-is-a-successful-synthesis-of-technique-and-art/)

[Andreas Feininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-feininger/)

> [Human vision is untrustworthy, subjective and selective. Camera vision is total and non - objective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-feininger/human-vision-is-untrustworthy-subjective-and-selective-camera-vision/)

[Andreas Feininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-feininger/)

> [Light is the photographic medium par excellence; it is to the photographer what words are to the writer; color and paint to the painter;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-feininger/light-is-the-photographic-medium-par-excellence-it-is-to-the/)

[Andreas Feininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-feininger/)

> [Photographers - idiots, of which there are so many - say, "Oh, if only I had a Nikon or a Leica, I could make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-feininger/photographers-idiots-of-which-there-are-so-many-say-oh-if-only-i-had/)

[Andreas Feininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-feininger/)

> [Before you shoot an irresistible subject, mute all your senses except sight to find out how much is left for the camera to record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-feininger/before-you-shoot-an-irresistible-subject-mute-all-your-senses-except/)

[Andreas Feininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-feininger/)

> [And yet, in a superficial sense, it is true that the camera does not "lie": given a chance, it will faithfully render everything within…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-feininger/and-yet-in-a-superficial-sense-it-is-true-that-the-camera-does-not/)

[Andreas Feininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-feininger/)

> [Unless a subject interests me, I'll pass it over and save my film for better things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-feininger/unless-a-subject-interests-me-i-ll-pass-it-over-and-save-my-film-for/)

[Andreas Feininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-feininger/)

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