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title: "1 Photojournalist Quotes By Antony Armstrong-Jones"
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> [My job is very simply that of a photojournalist. I want to stop people's eye on the page, I want to move the viewer to laughter, to sadness, sometimes to wince - not to impress other photographers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-armstrong-jones/my-job-is-very-simply-that-of-a-photojournalist-i-want-to-stop-people/)

[Antony Armstrong-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-armstrong-jones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1c/antony-armstrong-jones-27998_eye_my-job-is-very-simply-that-of-a-photojou_35585.jpg)

## More by Antony Armstrong-Jones

> [My job is very simply that of a photojournalist. I want to stop people's eye on the page, I want to move the viewer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-armstrong-jones/my-job-is-very-simply-that-of-a-photojournalist-i-want-to-stop-people/)

[Antony Armstrong-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-armstrong-jones/)

> [I mean, taking photographs is a very nasty thing to do. It's very cruel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-armstrong-jones/i-mean-taking-photographs-is-a-very-nasty-thing-to-do-it-s-very-cruel/)

[Antony Armstrong-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-armstrong-jones/)

> [I don't have a digital camera. I don't understand it - and I don't want to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-armstrong-jones/i-don-t-have-a-digital-camera-i-don-t-understand-it-and-i-don-t-want/)

[Antony Armstrong-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-armstrong-jones/)

> [A camera must be part of me - an extra limb capable of freezing a situation without complicated preparation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-armstrong-jones/a-camera-must-be-part-of-me-an-extra-limb-capable-of-freezing-a/)

[Antony Armstrong-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-armstrong-jones/)

> [Photography is not a fine art at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-armstrong-jones/photography-is-not-a-fine-art-at-all/)

[Antony Armstrong-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-armstrong-jones/)

> [I draw badly. Photography's much easier than drawing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-armstrong-jones/i-draw-badly-photography-s-much-easier-than-drawing/)

[Antony Armstrong-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-armstrong-jones/)

> [I didn't fall in love with boys - but a few men have been in love with me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-armstrong-jones/i-didn-t-fall-in-love-with-boys-but-a-few-men-have-been-in-love-with/)

[Antony Armstrong-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-armstrong-jones/)

> [I always liked taking photographs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-armstrong-jones/i-always-liked-taking-photographs/)

[Antony Armstrong-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-armstrong-jones/)

> [You have to strip people of their poses and disguises.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-armstrong-jones/you-have-to-strip-people-of-their-poses-and-disguises/)

[Antony Armstrong-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-armstrong-jones/)

> [The thing is, when you take photographs, you meet a lot of people but you don't actually know anybody. It is very quick, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-armstrong-jones/the-thing-is-when-you-take-photographs-you-meet-a-lot-of-people-but/)

[Antony Armstrong-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-armstrong-jones/)

> [Photographs are things that should be pinned on a wall, and when you stop liking them - just tear them up!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-armstrong-jones/photographs-are-things-that-should-be-pinned-on-a-wall-and-when-you/)

[Antony Armstrong-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-armstrong-jones/)

> [First of all, I am not royal... and lastly, I am not royal. It's not appropriate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-armstrong-jones/first-of-all-i-am-not-royal-and-lastly-i-am-not-royal-it-s-not/)

[Antony Armstrong-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-armstrong-jones/)

> [I really think the more talent people have, the more polite they are: Laurence Olivier and Alec Guinness always arrived on time and were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-armstrong-jones/i-really-think-the-more-talent-people-have-the-more-polite-they-are/)

[Antony Armstrong-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-armstrong-jones/)

> [I can tell you what I personally use a camera for. Basically, it is to record a moment. A moment that is vital to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-armstrong-jones/i-can-tell-you-what-i-personally-use-a-camera-for-basically-it-is-to/)

[Antony Armstrong-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-armstrong-jones/)

> [I'm not a great one for chatting people up because it's phoney.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-armstrong-jones/i-m-not-a-great-one-for-chatting-people-up-because-it-s-phoney/)

[Antony Armstrong-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-armstrong-jones/)

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