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> [Because we see reality in different ways, we must understand that we are looking at different truths rather than the truth and that, therefore, all photographs lie in one way or another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-szarkowski/because-we-see-reality-in-different-ways-we-must-understand-that-we/)

[John Szarkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-szarkowski/)

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## More by John Szarkowski

> [To quote out of context is the essence of the photographer's craft.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-szarkowski/to-quote-out-of-context-is-the-essence-of-the-photographer-s-craft/)

[John Szarkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-szarkowski/)

> [Because we see reality in different ways, we must understand that we are looking at different truths rather than the truth and that, therefore,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-szarkowski/because-we-see-reality-in-different-ways-we-must-understand-that-we/)

[John Szarkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-szarkowski/)

> [Whatever else a photograph may be about, it is inevitably about photography, the container and vehicle of all its meanings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-szarkowski/whatever-else-a-photograph-may-be-about-it-is-inevitably-about/)

[John Szarkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-szarkowski/)

> [Photography's central sense of purpose and aesthetic: the precise and lucid description of significant fact.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-szarkowski/photography-s-central-sense-of-purpose-and-aesthetic-the-precise-and/)

[John Szarkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-szarkowski/)

> [The central act of photography, the act of choosing and eliminating, forces a concentration on the picture edge - the line that separates in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-szarkowski/the-central-act-of-photography-the-act-of-choosing-and-eliminating/)

[John Szarkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-szarkowski/)

> [One of the leading uses of photography by the mass media came to be called photojournalism. From the late 'twenties' to the early 'fifties'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-szarkowski/one-of-the-leading-uses-of-photography-by-the-mass-media-came-to-be/)

[John Szarkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-szarkowski/)

> [It isn't what a picture is of, it is what it is about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-szarkowski/it-isn-t-what-a-picture-is-of-it-is-what-it-is-about/)

[John Szarkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-szarkowski/)

> [Photography is choosing where to point your eye-cone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-szarkowski/photography-is-choosing-where-to-point-your-eye-cone/)

[John Szarkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-szarkowski/)

> [The photographer’s vision convinces us to the degree that the photographer hides his hand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-szarkowski/the-photographer-s-vision-convinces-us-to-the-degree-that-the/)

[John Szarkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-szarkowski/)

> [In practice a photographer does not concern himself with philosophical issues while working; he makes photographs, working with subject matter that he thinks will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-szarkowski/in-practice-a-photographer-does-not-concern-himself-with/)

[John Szarkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-szarkowski/)

> [ Trained as a musician, \[photographer Ansel\] Adams understood the richness of variation that could be unfolded from a simple theme. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-szarkowski/trained-as-a-musician-photographer-ansel-adams-understood-the/)

[John Szarkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-szarkowski/)

> [Pure photography is a system of picture-making that describes more or less faithfully what might be seen through a rectangular frame from a particular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-szarkowski/pure-photography-is-a-system-of-picture-making-that-describes-more-or/)

[John Szarkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-szarkowski/)

> [A photographer's best work is, alas, generally done for himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-szarkowski/a-photographer-s-best-work-is-alas-generally-done-for-himself/)

[John Szarkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-szarkowski/)

> [The invention of photography provided a radically new picture-making process - a process based not on synthesis but on selection. The difference was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-szarkowski/the-invention-of-photography-provided-a-radically-new-picture-making/)

[John Szarkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-szarkowski/)

> [“There is a terrible truthfulness about photography. The ordinary academician gets hold of a pretty model, paints her as well as he can, calls…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-szarkowski/there-is-a-terrible-truthfulness-about-photography-the-ordinary/)

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