Photographers Quotes · Page 2

Photographers direct the eye toward a particular object. We who write, one hopes, are directing the heart and the soul.

— Nikki Giovanni

“Photos hold history frozen. Great photographers bring it to life.”

— Biju Karakkonam, Nature and Wildlife Photographer

Photographers undervalue the use of a wastebasket in their pursuit of fine photography.

— Ralph Steiner

“I am a professional photographer by trade and an amateur photographer by vocation.”

— Anonymous

Photographers feel guilty that all they do for a living is press a button.

— Andy Warhol

All photographers have to do, is find and catch the story-telling moment.

— Alfred Eisenstaedt

I'm self-taught and emailed photographers I knew if I had questions I couldn't figure out from the manual or online.

— Hanneli Mustaparta

Results are uncertain even among the more experienced photographers.

— Matthew Brady

Some photographers take reality... and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a…

— Ansel Adams

I love Steven Meisel and David Sims' work, I think they're both amazing photographers. I want to be at the same level…

— Brooklyn Beckham

I'm aware of how lucky I am. Being able to make pretty good money, and get to do a lot of fun…

— John C. Reilly

I have had the privilege of working with the best in the business, from photographers to designers to magazines. There's not much…

— Chanel Iman

There's people outside our house; you get followed by photographers; you can't go out and have a cup of coffee with a…

— Jack Osbourne

My job is very simply that of a photojournalist. I want to stop people's eye on the page, I want to move…

— Antony Armstrong-Jones

I have a lot of respect for these rock photographers. You realize that some of them were really led into the inner…

— Mick Fleetwood

Most photographers would feel a certain embarrassment in admitting publicly that they carried within them a sense of wonder, yet without it…

— Bill Brandt

I know my idea of beauty isn't what most people's is, and the fact that I'm getting the opportunity to show my…

— Kelly Osbourne

Conflict photographers grapple with two worlds that are themselves often in conflict - the one where bombs fall and bullets fly, where…

— Alan Huffman

When photographers get beyond copying the achievements of others, or just repeating their own accidental first successes, they learn that they do…

— Robert Adams

I still think photographers should be lashed out at. They should be put in a cage where you can poke them with…

— Sean Penn

A photographer's best pictures are from deep inside him, and also some of the worst. Some photographers enjoy distinguished careers without ever…

— Burk Uzzle

“I photographer because I want a visual diary. Photography lets me capture the fleeting moments of daily life, the images would otherwise…

— Chris Geiger

For spiritual companions I have had the many artists who have relied on nature to help shape their imagination. And their most…

— Sam Abell

The great photographers of life - like Diane Arbus and Walker Evans and Robert Frank - all must have had some special…

— Caleb Deschanel

Photographers have already photographed everything too many times, except cheese.

— Bill Jay

The satisfaction comes from working next to 500 photographers and coming away with something different.

— David Burnett

Some of the angles that photographers get on court are not always flattering.

— Jelena Jankovic

Sometimes photographers mistake emotion for what makes a great street photograph.

— Garry Winogrand

Ask photographers to write and they have nothing to say; ask them to talk about their work and they won't shut up.

— Bill Jay

“I believe all photographers want to be remembered for their images. They reflect a piece of their soul.”

— Christopher Paul Flateau

I'm very lucky that I've worked mainly with two amazing photographers in David Sims and Steven Meisel.

— Guido Palau

Photographers should follow their own judgment, and not the fads and dictates of others.

— Bill Brandt

It's up to us as photographers to give voice to the natural world.

— Frans Lanting

“If Life worked on auto mode then manual mode for photography would have never existed.”

— Deeksha Mittal

I like photographers - you don't ask questions. (To a gathering of the White House News Photographers Association)

— Ronald Reagan

Photographers are always voyeuristic, and they do sort of live vicariously. I think every artist does.

— Patricia Bosworth

While in Paris, I got into modeling - photographers would literally stop me on the street.

— Khoudia Diop

A lot of fashion photographers will do the same sort of image for many years; it's easier to be successful if you…

— Mario Testino

The immortal photographers will be straightforward photographers, those who do not rely on tricks or special techniques.

— Philippe Halsman

I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.

— Mahatma Gandhi