It's entirely ridiculous and hopeless to try to compete with somebody who made such a huge contribution to photography... I knew when I went into photography that I would be compared to my mother. I thought to myself, what can… — Amy Arbus Copy Share Image
My mother's work has been an enormous influence on me, but not literally. By that I mean, my photographs don't look like hers. That makes it difficult to compare them. What they do share is an emotional intensity. — Amy Arbus Copy Share Image
It's entirely ridiculous and hopeless to try to compete with somebody who made such a huge contribution to photography... I knew when I went… — Amy Arbus Copy Share Image
My mother's work has been an enormous influence on me, but not literally. By that I mean, my photographs don't look like hers. That… — Amy Arbus Copy Share Image
When I ask to photograph someone, it is because I love the way they look and I think I make that clear. I'm paying… — Amy Arbus Copy Share Image
Richard Avedon taught me that if you go into a photo session and come out with what you had hoped for, it’s a failure.… — Amy Arbus Copy Share Image
