... the reason we think that computer graphics technology has succeeded in faking reality is that we, over the course of the… — Lev Manovich Copy Share Image
The camera could be a very powerful instrument against discrimination, against poverty, against racism. — Gordon Parks Copy Share Image
A photograph presents itself not only as a visual representation, but as evidence, more convincing than a painting because of the unimpeachable… — John Updike Copy Share Image
“Judging by the photograph it seemed like I hadn’t been there at all. As if it was my camera that had been… — Ida Løkås Copy Share Image
I like there to be a joke in practically every photo I take. Nobody has the right to make photography boring. — Norman Parkinson Copy Share Image
I admired a tremendous number of photographers, but for some reason I arrived at a point of view of my own. — Saul Leiter Copy Share Image
You realize after you travel enough that there's some things that, no matter how good you are at making television, no matter… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
To take a photograph is to participate in another person's mortality, vulnerability, mutability. Precisely by slicing out this moment and freezing it,… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
Photos are profound because they have such short lives. They are more like fingerprints, dead leaves, rain puddles, or the corpses of… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
Compared to a lot of artists, I'm usually quite covered up in videos and photo shoots. — Paloma Faith Copy Share Image
... to became neighbours and friends instead of journalists. This is the way to make your finest photographs. — W. Eugene Smith Copy Share Image
I suppose we carry photographs now, but I think it's rather wonderful that people used to carry drawings and watercolours. I wish… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
there is a spirit in every home, a sort of composite spirit composed of the thoughts and feelings of the members of… — Laura Ingalls Wilder Copy Share Image
Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Germany led the world in photography and film: 'The Cabinet of Dr Caligari' and 'Metropolis' are works that, to this day, film… — Justin Cartwright Copy Share Image
My photography has really always been about what I feel I'm getting out of it. What people on the outside get doesn't… — Ari Marcopoulos Copy Share Image
There is something fascinatingly awkward about an author photo. I'm drawn to those glossy shots in the back of books, mostly because… — Pamela Ribon Copy Share Image
“There are mornings on this road trip as the early light gathers itself, something quite unexpected happens. My camera pushes me aside… — Stephen Braxton Thompson Copy Share Image
I agree, intellectualism in photography is overrated. I just wish it could be replaced by common sense. — Bill Jay Copy Share Image
I hope we'll be able to see that in our lifetime: the end of the camera! When I'm in Paris, I'll buy… — Bill Viola Copy Share Image
That experience of being at Mt. St. Helen's was really formative. I don't even know if I'd be a photographer. It was… — David Maisel Copy Share Image
Getting photographs is not the most important thing. For me it's the act of photographing. It's enlightening, therapeutic and satisfying, because the… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
I mean, taking photographs is a very nasty thing to do. It's very cruel. — Antony Armstrong-Jones Copy Share Image
