Approach Quote by Andreas Feininger

The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.

— Robert Mapplethorpe

Experience has shown that the more fascinating the subject, the less observant the photographer.

— Andreas Feininger

The good photographer will produce a competent picture every time whatever his subject. But only when his subject makes and immediate and direct appeal…

— Bill Brandt

What is of value is that a particular photographer sees the subject differently than I do. A good picture must be a completely individual…

— Alexey Brodovitch

I think the important decision for a photographer is to choose a subject that intensely interests him or her.

— Berenice Abbott

What attracts the photographer is precisely the chance to penetrate inside phenomena, to uncover forms... He pursues them into their last refuges and surprises…

— Brassai

The personality and style of a photographer usually limits the type of subject with which he deals best. For example Cartier-Bresson is very interested…

— Alexey Brodovitch

To chart a course, one must have a direction. In reality, the eye is no better than the philosophy behind it. The photographer creates,…

— Berenice Abbott

The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer.

— Gordon Parks

The photograph should be more interesting or more beautiful than what was photographed

— Garry Winogrand

For me, photography is as much about the way I respond to the subject as it is about the subject itself.

— Alec Soth

Up to and including the moment of exposure, the photographer is working in an undeniably subjective way. By his choice of technical approach, by…

— W. Eugene Smith