A picture is like a prayer; you're offering a prayer to get something, and in a sense it's like a gift of God because you have practically no control-at least I don't. — Harry Callahan Copy Share Image
Experience is the best teacher of all. And for that, there are no guarantees that one will become an artist. Only the journey matters. — Harry Callahan Copy Share Image
The difference between the casual impression and the intensified image is about as great as that separating the average business letter from a poem.… — Harry Callahan Copy Share Image
The photographs that excite me are photographs that say something in a new manner; not for the sake of being different but ones that… — Harry Callahan Copy Share Image
I do believe strongly in photography and hope by following it intuitively that when the photographs are looked at they will touch the spirit… — Harry Callahan Copy Share Image
To be a photographer, one must photograph. No amount of book learning, no checklist of seminars attended, can substitute for the simple act of… — Harry Callahan Copy Share Image
My project could be only to photograph as I felt and desired, to regulate a pleasant form of living, to get up in the… — Harry Callahan Copy Share Image
I photograph continuously, often without a good idea or strong feelings. During this time the photos are nearly all poor, but I believe they… — Harry Callahan Copy Share Image
It's the subject matter that counts. I'm interested in revealing the subject in a new way to intensify it. A photo is able to… — Harry Callahan Copy Share Image
I wish more people felt that photography was an adventure the same as life itself and felt that their individual feelings were worth expressing.… — Harry Callahan Copy Share Image
It's a question of methods. Everybody wants results, but nobody wants to do what they have to do to get them done. — Harry Callahan Copy Share Image
I think nearly every artist continually wants to reach the edge of nothingness - the point where you can’t go any further. — Harry Callahan Copy Share Image
