I really like the structure of my body. It moves well, it looks good, it photographs well, it understands gesture and nuance. — Carrie Mae Weems Copy Share Image
The camera gave me an incredible freedom. It gave me the ability to parade through the world and look at people and things very, very closely. — Carrie Mae Weems Copy Share Image
My father was very interested in music, and when he and his brothers were young, they had a singing group that used to open… — Carrie Mae Weems Copy Share Image
In terms of digital photography, I continue to print and use film for the most part. I still shoot with film, 21/4 film specifically,… — Carrie Mae Weems Copy Share Image
I don't like directing a lot of people. So trying to keep things really simple and elegant is my preferred way of working. — Carrie Mae Weems Copy Share Image
I didnt know photography would take me to the places that it has taken me — Carrie Mae Weems Copy Share Image
I come from a family of Mississippi sharecroppers just a few generations away from slavery, and I experienced a lot of racism growing up… — Carrie Mae Weems Copy Share Image
I've been busy for a long, long time. I've received a ton of awards in the past few years ... I think they're really… — Carrie Mae Weems Copy Share Image
“Art is the one place we all turn to for solace. We turn to it constantly, whether you are listening to music, or pop… — Carrie Mae Weems Copy Share Image
I really like the structure of my body. It moves well, it looks good, it photographs well, it understands gesture and nuance. — Carrie Mae Weems Copy Share Image
You know, artists are influenced by other artists. We're all deeply influenced by what's around us; we don't make anything cold. Sometimes we think… — Carrie Mae Weems Copy Share Image
It's very important for me to really use this body as a barometer of a certain kind of knowledge--to take the personal risk of… — Carrie Mae Weems Copy Share Image
Suddenly this camera, this thing, allowed me to move around the world in a certain kind of way, with a certain kind of purpose.… — Carrie Mae Weems Copy Share Image
How you get work done is by exploiting yourself and your feelings, and sometimes people get in the way. — Carrie Mae Weems Copy Share Image
