Before the people at large, and for that matter, the artists themselves, understand what photography really means, as I understand that term,… — Alfred Stieglitz Copy Share Image
There was a time when one looked over one's shoulder with an ironical smile at the photographer and when photography as a… — Albert Renger-Patzsch Copy Share Image
“Life is like a camera. Just focus on what's important and capture the good times, develop from the negatives and if things… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“A picture doesn't bring someone to life. A picture is a death of the moment when the picture is taken. Whenever you… — Marisa Silver Copy Share Image
My point is that meaning is always personal, changeable and subjective. There is no 'correct' interpretation of a photograph. — Bill Jay Copy Share Image
Because I'm interested in depiction, representation, therefore you're interested in photography. You don't ignore it. — David Hockney Copy Share Image
Seeing is no longer believing. The very notion of truth has been put into crisis. In a world bloated with images, we… — Barbara Kruger Copy Share Image
One of my favorite photographers is Ruvan Wijesooriya, who takes most of the LCD photos. His work is incredibly colloquial and raw. — James Murphy Copy Share Image
There is something about this process, and about the whole 8 x 10 [camera] business, that takes it out of the arena… — Sally Mann Copy Share Image
“what the pictures cannot do is express the complexity that might help us understand why these terrible things are happening. Only words… — John Humphrys Copy Share Image
It's such an awkward, strange thing that was concocted, to have auditions. Back in the old days, you'd just have a screen… — Vinessa Shaw Copy Share Image
He sought a way to preserve the past. John Hershel was one of the founders of a new form of time travel…… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
I'd really rather leave it to others to say what they see in it and to see if I've put something into… — Bruce Barnbaum Copy Share Image
It's just a matter of who you are and how you talk to people. Your subjects will trust you only if you're… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I think I am most fond of the unseen part. I mean that the various cultural experiences that I go through, and… — Sandy Skoglund Copy Share Image
It doesn’t matter if you use a box camera or a Leica, the important thing is what motivates you when you are… — Eve Arnold Copy Share Image
I still like to walk around and take photographs, but it's hard to do that if a lot of people are looking… — Orlando Bloom Copy Share Image
“For me, photography is not a means by which to create beautiful art, but a unique way of encountering genuine reality” — Daido Moriyama Copy Share Image
Of course [photography] cannot create, nor express all we want to express. But it can be a witness of our passage on… — Mario Giacomelli Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, photography is ninety-nine percent business, connections, and politics and one percent creativity. — Rankin Copy Share Image
I'm certainly interested in taking a photo with anyone who took time out of their busy schedule in life to say hello. — Shawn Crahan Copy Share Image
Painting from life is a completely different monster, which I like. But because I've been painting from photography for so long, I've… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
A very faithful drawing may actually tell us more about the model but despite the promptings of our critical intelligence it will… — Andre Bazin Copy Share Image
It's a heavy weight, the camera. Now we have modern and lightweight, small plastic cameras, but in the '70s they were heavy… — Annie Leibovitz Copy Share Image
I forget nothing and then, one day, there will be revenge. Innocence isn't exactly everywhere. But I will say innocence also takes… — Karl Lagerfeld Copy Share Image
If you are what you say you are A superstar Then have no fear The camera's is here and the microphones and… — Lupe Fiasco Copy Share Image
In the end, maybe the correct language would be how the fact of putting four edges around a collection of information or… — Garry Winogrand Copy Share Image
Most photographers seem to operate with a pane of glass between themselves and their subjects. They just can't get inside and know… — W. Eugene Smith Copy Share Image
Dressing up and doing photo shoots was a side of the industry I really didn't think I would like. But now I've… — Ella Henderson Copy Share Image
I was stuck with the dark glasses. They took all these pictures that went around the world. I guess once you become… — Roy Orbison Copy Share Image
We've spent now about 150 years trying to convince ourselves that photographs are reliable evidence, some unimpeachable slice of the real world.… — A. D. Coleman Copy Share Image
“It's true that a picture is worth a thousand words, but it's also true that a word is worth a thousand pictures.” — Marty Johncox Copy Share Image
They often ask me to shoot for them. But I say no. I think an old guy like me ought not take… — Helmut Newton Copy Share Image
My generation came at a time when photography was advancing by leaps and bounds, creating the impulse to experiment and seek new… — Gjon Mili Copy Share Image
I entered the modeling industry as a business person already. I always knew I belonged on the other side of the camera. — Kathy Ireland Copy Share Image
Painting is a lie. It's the most magic of all media, the most transcendent. It makes space where there is no space. — Chuck Close Copy Share Image
When you're with people that are aware of the fact that you're a photographer, they'll say, "Oh, look at that! That's something… — Ari Marcopoulos Copy Share Image
..she took pictures of germs, viruses, and people reacting to germs and viruses. On weekends, for extra money, she photographed weddings, which… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
'The Missing Picture' came together slowly, after much provocation and by refusing different forms, until I finally found the right form. — Rithy Panh Copy Share Image
If you are intent on drawing or painting on your prints, you must first learn to draw and paint at least as… — Bill Jay Copy Share Image
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