I'm an amateur photographer, apart from being a professional one, and I think maybe my amateur pictures are the better ones. — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
You can find pictures anywhere. It's simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them. — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for the inability to notice. — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
I'm not a serious photographer like many of my contemporaries. That is to say, I am serious about not being serious. — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
I like things that have to do with what is real, elegant, well presented and without excessive style. In other words, just… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
If you're not a curious person, you're certainly not going to be a good photographer. — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
I wasn't imposing my presence on anyone, which is very important for a would- be journalist. I stayed back. Always let people… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
It's about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it as a hobby. — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Nothing happens when you sit at home. I always make it a point to carry a camera with me at all times...I… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
As a professional photographer I take photographs for other people to see - but I want them to see what I see.… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
It's about reacting to what you see, hopefully without preconception. You can find pictures anywhere. It's simply a matter of noticing things… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Working myself into a position of total versatility, so that I can do anything I want to do at the time I… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
There's no great mystique to photography. A lot of photographers like to put their hands up to their forehead and tell you… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
The work I care about is terribly simple. I observe. I try to entertain. But above all I want my pictures to… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
I like to think I keep my mind open. When I walk the streets I don't look for anything in particular. I… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
I see no difference between my pictures that people consider amusing and the rest. To me, it's all serious work - they're… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Making pictures is a very simple act. There is no great secret in photography...schools are a bunch of crap. You just need… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
The advice I would give to any photographer - young, old or in-between - is to explore anything visual because this is,… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
I don't think you can create luck. You're either lucky or you're not. I don't know if it's really luck or if… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Photography is a craft. Anyone can learn a craft with normal intelligence and application. To take it beyond the craft is something… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Making people laugh is one of the highest achievements you can have. And when you can make someone laugh and cry, alternatively,… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
I don't like explosions. I don't mind progress. But digital photography has made every man, woman, child and chimpanzee a photographer of… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Something catches your eye, or your interest. You attack it in some way or observe it in some way, and try to… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
It's just seeing - at least the photography I care about. You either see or you don't see. The rest is academic.… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Good photography is not about Zone Printing or any other Ansel Adams nonsense. It's just about seeing. You either see or you… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
You must have a visual sense if you want to be a photographer. It is a very subtle thing, this visual business. — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
The main thing is to study pictures and stop listening to the pontifictaions of photographers. Photographers aren't oracles of wisdom. If they're… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Nothing happens when you sit at home. I always make it a point to carry a camera with me at all times...I just shoot… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Photoshop is useful in many ways but must NEVER be used for the altering of photographs. My assistants and my agency do whatever Photoshop… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
I don't really have a favorite camera. I use a Leica and Canon a lot. It depends, especially professionally, on the requirements. But my… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
It's just seeing - at least the photography I care about. You either see or you don't see. The rest is academic. Anyone can… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Photography is pretty simple stuff. You just react to what you see, and take many, many pictures. — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
After following the crowd for a while, I'd then go 180 degrees in the exact opposite direction. It always worked for me. — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
It's about reacting to what you see, hopefully without preconception. You can find pictures anywhere. It's simply a matter of noticing things and organising… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Photography is a craft. Anyone can learn a craft with normal intelligence and application. To take it beyond the craft is something else. That's… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
I see no difference between my pictures that people consider amusing and the rest. To me, it's all serious work - they're just a… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
Good photography is not about Zone Printing or any other Ansel Adams nonsense. It's just about seeing. You either see or you don't see.… — Elliott Erwitt Copy Share Image
