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> [Dali likes me taking his picture because he is interested in pictures that do not simply reproduce reality. Even in photos he prefers to appear outside reality .That is surrealistic!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-halsman/dali-likes-me-taking-his-picture-because-he-is-interested-in-pictures/)

[Philippe Halsman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-halsman/)

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## More by Philippe Halsman

> [I am often asked which picture is my favorite. This is like asking a mother which child she likes the most.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-halsman/i-am-often-asked-which-picture-is-my-favorite-this-is-like-asking-a/)

[Philippe Halsman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-halsman/)

> [The head of the photographer is more important than his camera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-halsman/the-head-of-the-photographer-is-more-important-than-his-camera/)

[Philippe Halsman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-halsman/)

> [I make the woman look at the camera as a symbol of all the eyes that will see the picture I am making.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-halsman/i-make-the-woman-look-at-the-camera-as-a-symbol-of-all-the-eyes-that/)

[Philippe Halsman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-halsman/)

> [When the photographer Philippe Halsman said, 'Jump,' no one asked how high. People simply pushed off or leapt up to the extent that physical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-halsman/when-the-photographer-philippe-halsman-said-jump-no-one-asked-how/)

[Philippe Halsman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-halsman/)

> [The immortal photographers will be straightforward photographers, those who do not rely on tricks or special techniques.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-halsman/the-immortal-photographers-will-be-straightforward-photographers/)

[Philippe Halsman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-halsman/)

> [When you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-halsman/when-you-ask-a-person-to-jump-his-attention-is-mostly-directed-toward/)

[Philippe Halsman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-halsman/)

> [The word “photography” can be interpreted as “writing with light” or “drawing with light.” Some photographers are producing beautiful photographs by drawing with light..…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-halsman/the-word-photography-can-be-interpreted-as-writing-with-light-or/)

[Philippe Halsman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-halsman/)

> [ \[Revealing character\] can't be done by pushing the person into position or arranging his head at a certain angle. It must be accomplished by… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-halsman/revealing-character-can-t-be-done-by-pushing-the-person-into-position/)

[Philippe Halsman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-halsman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-halsman/most-people-stiffen-with-self-consciousness-when-they-pose-for-a/)

[Philippe Halsman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-halsman/)

> [In a jump, the subject, in a sudden burst of energy, overcomes gravity. He cannot simultaneously control his expressions, his facial and his limb…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-halsman/in-a-jump-the-subject-in-a-sudden-burst-of-energy-overcomes-gravity/)

[Philippe Halsman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-halsman/)

> [Of the thousands of people, celebrated and unknown, who have sat before my camera, I am often asked who was the most difficult subject,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-halsman/of-the-thousands-of-people-celebrated-and-unknown-who-have-sat-before/)

[Philippe Halsman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-halsman/)

> [Marilyn was history's most phenomenal love goddess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-halsman/marilyn-was-history-s-most-phenomenal-love-goddess/)

[Philippe Halsman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-halsman/)

> [A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, the Testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-halsman/a-true-portrait-should-today-and-a-hundred-years-from-today-the/)

[Philippe Halsman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-halsman/)

> [With a woman I try to photograph her beauty; with a man I try to show his character. Once I photographed a man with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-halsman/with-a-woman-i-try-to-photograph-her-beauty-with-a-man-i-try-to-show/)

[Philippe Halsman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-halsman/)

> [In my serious work I am striving for the essence of things and for goals which are possibly unobtainable. On the other hand, everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-halsman/in-my-serious-work-i-am-striving-for-the-essence-of-things-and-for/)

[Philippe Halsman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-halsman/)

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