There was no such person as Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe was an invention of hers. A genius invention that she created, like an author creates a character. She understood photography, and she also understood what makes a great photograph. She… — Richard Avedon Copy Share Image
For hours she danced and sang and flirted and did this thing that's-she did Marilyn Monroe. And then there was the inevitable drop. And when the night was over and the white wine was over and the dancing was over,… — Richard Avedon Copy Share Image
A photographic portrait is a picture of someone who knows he is being photographed, and what he does with this knowledge is as much… — Richard Avedon Copy Share Image
Snapshots that have been taken of me working show something I was not aware of at all, that over and over again I'm holding… — Richard Avedon Copy Share Image
There's always been a separation between fashion and what I call my deeper work. — Richard Avedon Copy Share Image
I can see myself as a very old man in a terrific wheelchair. Only, I won't be photographing the tree outside my window, the… — Richard Avedon Copy Share Image
I am, and forever will be, devastated by the gift of Audrey Hepburn before my camera. I cannot lift her to greater heights. She… — Richard Avedon Copy Share Image
I've photographed just about everyone in the world. But what I hope to do is photograph people of accomplishment, not celebrity, and help define… — Richard Avedon Copy Share Image
If each photograph steals a bit of the soul, isn't it possible that I give up pieces of mine every time I take a… — Richard Avedon Copy Share Image
Marilyn Monroe gave more to the still camera than any actress, any woman I've ever photographed; infinitely more patient, more demanding of herself and… — Richard Avedon Copy Share Image
It's in trying to direct the traffic between Artiface [sic] and Candor, without being run over, that I'm confronted with the questions about photography… — Richard Avedon Copy Share Image
A portrait is not a likeness. The moment an emotion or fact is transformed into a photograph it is no longer a fact but… — Richard Avedon Copy Share Image
The moment an emotion or fact is transformed into a photograph it is no longer a fact but an opinion. — Richard Avedon Copy Share Image
When I was a boy, my family took great care with our snapshots. We really planned them. We made compositions. We posed in front… — Richard Avedon Copy Share Image
I don't really remember the day when I stood behind my camera with Henry Kissinger on the other side. I am sure he doesn't… — Richard Avedon Copy Share Image
And if a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it's as though I've neglected something essential to my existence, as… — Richard Avedon Copy Share Image
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