Capacity Quote by Alexander Rodchenko

It is my intention to present - through the medium of photography - intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to…

— Ansel Adams

“Photography is the power of observation,and not the application of technology…”

— Prerna Sharma

Wherever there is light, one can photograph.

— Alfred Stieglitz

[Photography] puts a human face on issues which, from afar, can appear abstract or ideological or monumental in their global impact.

— James Nachtwey

To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces and record the qualities of nature and humanity which live or are latent…

— Ansel Adams

Photography cannot change the world, but it can show the world, especially when it changes.

— Marc Riboud

Photography is one of the most authentic and integral modes of expression possible in this world in which we live.

— Clarence John Laughlin

Photography of life

— Mayte

The purpose of photography is to create an emotion about the world through what has been carefully seen and selected.

— Eli Siegel

Photography mirrored the [nineteenth century] will towards rigor, towards defining details, the need for miniscule description, the long-distance optics, for technology at the service…

— Joan Fontcuberta

“Photography is a magical kind of art that allows people to preserve time and moments, and to describe the world the way they see…

— Sahara Sanders

I photograph to see what the world looks like in photographs.

— Garry Winogrand