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title: "7 Loved Photography Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Loved Photography quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Loved Photography sayings and thoughts."
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> [I was always painting when I was a kid. But then when I handled a camera when I was 17, that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/i-was-always-painting-when-i-was-a-kid-but-then-when-i-handled-a/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5df/david-lachapelle-8697_calling_i-was-always-painting-when-i-was-a-kid-b_959923.jpg)

> [When I started working in film, I loved photography, I loved the image, I loved telling the story within a frame, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-shelton/when-i-started-working-in-film-i-loved-photography-i-loved-the-image/)

[Lynn Shelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-shelton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6eb/lynn-shelton-16741_around_when-i-started-working-in-film-i-loved-p_966038.jpg)

> [“Since then he had taken these photos out too many times to count, but each time he looked into the face of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-sebold/since-then-he-had-taken-these-photos-out-too-many-times-to-count-but/)

[Alice Sebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-sebold/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a9/alice-sebold-999_every-day_since-then-he-had-taken-these-photos-out_1690211.jpg)

> [I was asked by a student what my most significant accomplishment was at National Geographic, after thirty years, and I said that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-abell/i-was-asked-by-a-student-what-my-most-significant-accomplishment-was/)

[Sam Abell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-abell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/733/sam-abell-7768_accomplishment_i-was-asked-by-a-student-what-my-most-si_1747380.png)

> [It was around the age of 18 when I started to feel like I had learned everything I could learn from being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaime-king/it-was-around-the-age-of-18-when-i-started-to-feel-like-i-had-learned/)

[Jaime King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaime-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c7/jaime-king-26589_age_it-was-around-the-age-of-18-when-i-start_2064154.jpg)

> [I really wanted to be a model when I was little. I loved photography, and I loved being on camera. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-eilish/i-really-wanted-to-be-a-model-when-i-was-little-i-loved-photography/)

[Billie Eilish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-eilish/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66f/billie-eilish-7635_art_i-really-wanted-to-be-a-model-when-i-was_2748769.jpg)

> [I loved photography and everybody said it was a crazy thing to do because in those days nobody made it into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-loved-photography-and-everybody-said-it-was-a-crazy-thing-to-do/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/george-lucas-1038_business_i-loved-photography-and-everybody-said-i_3118336.png)

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