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> [I hate being away, but I understand that for me, that's where the work, the stories are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burnett/i-hate-being-away-but-i-understand-that-for-me-that-s-where-the-work/)

[David Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burnett/)

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## More by David Burnett

> [The satisfaction comes from working next to 500 photographers and coming away with something different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burnett/the-satisfaction-comes-from-working-next-to-500-photographers-and/)

[David Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burnett/)

> [Shooting film is not for everybody, but if you're crazy enough it might be for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burnett/shooting-film-is-not-for-everybody-but-if-you-re-crazy-enough-it/)

[David Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burnett/)

> [Do not settle for easy. Do not settle for that first image. Craft it, work it, and make something more out of it. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burnett/do-not-settle-for-easy-do-not-settle-for-that-first-image-craft-it/)

[David Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burnett/)

> [The fact that I have a little ten-megapixel camera with me all the time, is way better than having the greatest camera in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burnett/the-fact-that-i-have-a-little-ten-megapixel-camera-with-me-all-the/)

[David Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burnett/)

> [I hate being away, but I understand that for me, that's where the work, the stories are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burnett/i-hate-being-away-but-i-understand-that-for-me-that-s-where-the-work/)

[David Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burnett/)

> [I see myself as a recorder of history, sort of a visual historian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burnett/i-see-myself-as-a-recorder-of-history-sort-of-a-visual-historian/)

[David Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burnett/)

> [When you've lived through the golden age of photojournalism, there's no point in being nostalgic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burnett/when-you-ve-lived-through-the-golden-age-of-photojournalism-there-s/)

[David Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burnett/)

> [The greatest photographs are motivated by human feeling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burnett/the-greatest-photographs-are-motivated-by-human-feeling/)

[David Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burnett/)

> [The loss of letters in today's world is one of the great losses we are experiencing, though we shan't know the full extent of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burnett/the-loss-of-letters-in-today-s-world-is-one-of-the-great-losses-we/)

[David Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burnett/)

> [War isn't a TV show with plot twists to keep the viewers interested. The proliferation of images and blanket media coverage have suffocated the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burnett/war-isn-t-a-tv-show-with-plot-twists-to-keep-the-viewers-interested/)

[David Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burnett/)

> [It's a given your family will be tired of being photographed, but don't give up. In another couple of decades, those are the pictures…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burnett/it-s-a-given-your-family-will-be-tired-of-being-photographed-but-don/)

[David Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burnett/)

> [I love New York, but am happy to be away from it. I really like small towns, with welcoming barbecue restaurants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burnett/i-love-new-york-but-am-happy-to-be-away-from-it-i-really-like-small/)

[David Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burnett/)

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