“For me, photography is not a means by which to create beautiful art, but a unique way of encountering genuine reality” — Daido Moriyama Copy Share Image
Making a definitive declaration of intent or meaning kills the photograph. — Daido Moriyama Copy Share Image
“People’s bodies sticky with olive oil as they stand on an overcrowded beach looking at the gutter-like sea... [a] black spectacle [that] appears cruel… — Daido Moriyama Copy Share Image
“For me, photography is not a means by which to create beautiful art, but a unique way of encountering genuine reality” — Daido Moriyama Copy Share Image
Photography is the act of "fixing" time, not of "expressing" the world. The camera is an inadequate tool for extracting a vision of the… — Daido Moriyama Copy Share Image
If you were to ask me to define a photograph in a few words, I would say it is a fossil of light and… — Daido Moriyama Copy Share Image
[My] photos are often out of focus, rough, streaky, warped, etc. But if you think about it, a normal human being will in one… — Daido Moriyama Copy Share Image
The photographer who attempts to fit happily into the world by using the traditional perspective of the camera will end up falling into the… — Daido Moriyama Copy Share Image
When I take photographs, my body inevitably enters a trancelike state. Briskly weaving my way through the avenues, every cell in my body becomes… — Daido Moriyama Copy Share Image
Most of what I want simply slips away like water flowing through a net, and always what remains are only vague, elusive fragments of… — Daido Moriyama Copy Share Image
![“People’s bodies sticky with olive oil as they stand on an overcrowded beach looking at the gutter-like sea... [a] black spectacle [that] appears cruel and rather “accidental.” [on his series "Accident 10: Sombre (Black) Sunday"]” quote by Daido Moriyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8d9/daido-moriyama-38646_olive-oil_people-s-bodies-sticky-with-olive-oil-as_254844.jpg)
![“[My] photos are often out of focus, rough, streaky, warped, etc. But if you think about it, a normal human being will in one day perceive an infinite number of images, and some of them are focused upon, others are barely seen out of the corner of one's eye.” quote by Daido Moriyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/33e/daido-moriyama-38646_corners_my-photos-are-often-out-of-focus-rough-s_1844036.jpg)
