Much is missed if we have eyes only for the bright colors. Nature should be viewed without distinction... She makes no choice herself; everything that happens has equal significance. Nothing can be dispensed with. This is a common mistake that… — Eliot Porter Copy Share Image
I don't think it's necessary to put your feelings about photography in words. I've read things that photographers have written for exhibitions and so forth about their subjective feelings about photography and mostly I think it's disturbing. I think they're… — Eliot Porter Copy Share Image
Much is missed if we have eyes only for the bright colors. Nature should be viewed without distinction... She makes no choice herself; everything… — Eliot Porter Copy Share Image
Every photograph that is made whether by one who considers himself a professional, or by the tourist who points his snapshot camera and pushes… — Eliot Porter Copy Share Image
I do not photograph for ulterior purposes. I photograph for the thing itself - for the photograph - without consideration of how it may… — Eliot Porter Copy Share Image
The more you photograph, the more you realize what can and what can't be photographed. You just have to keep doing it. — Eliot Porter Copy Share Image
Photography is a strong tool, a propaganda device, and a weapon for the defense of the environment...and therefore for the fostering of a healthy… — Eliot Porter Copy Share Image
You learn to see by practice. It's Just like playing tennis, you get better the more you play. The more you look around at… — Eliot Porter Copy Share Image
I don't think it's necessary to put your feelings about photography in words. I've read things that photographers have written for exhibitions and so… — Eliot Porter Copy Share Image
But before all else a work of art is the creation of love. Love for the subject first and for the medium second. Love… — Eliot Porter Copy Share Image
Photographs are believed more than words; thus they can be used persuasively to show people who have never taken the trouble to look what… — Eliot Porter Copy Share Image
