I was photographing the photographer Brassaï. He had very prominent eyes, like a frog's. As I focused my lens, he brought his hand up and pretended to focus his eye. It was a joke, but it added mystery to the… — John Loengard Copy Share Image
The fact is that the camera is literal if anything, which gives it something in common with a thermometer... Often the tension that exists… — John Loengard Copy Share Image
In my head I think, There is a beautiful picture here and by God, short of murder, I'm going to get it. So shut… — John Loengard Copy Share Image
In a painting no one complains that the subject is posed, but everybody complains about what looks posed in a photograph. Except, I've found… — John Loengard Copy Share Image
When I teach a class I often give the assignment: Photograph someone you love. I ask people to do this so they have a… — John Loengard Copy Share Image
Working alone on stories, I began to feel the anonymity of motels on interstate highways reached by jet planes and rental cars. It was… — John Loengard Copy Share Image
Usually I think if there is something imperfect in a photograph it makes the picture more real. Photographs that are slick, smooth, and imperfect… — John Loengard Copy Share Image
A Ming vase can be well-designed and well-made and is beautiful for that reason alone. I don't think this can be true for photography.… — John Loengard Copy Share Image
Teachers don't work in the summer, and photographers don't shoot in in the middle of the day. — John Loengard Copy Share Image
When I go to photograph somebody, they say, "What do you want me to do?" Those are the most frightening words in the English… — John Loengard Copy Share Image
Perishability in a photograph is important in a picture. If a photograph looks perishable we say, "Gee, I'm glad I have that moment." — John Loengard Copy Share Image
Often the tension that exists between the pictorial content of a photograph and its record of reality is the picture's true beauty. — John Loengard Copy Share Image
