Controversial Quote by Andreas Feininger

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'm much more about the emotion that a photograph provokes out of you and less about how technically brilliant it is.

— Nigel Barker

Every photograph is the photographer's opinion about something. It's how they feel about something: what they think is horrible, tragic, funny.

— Mary Ellen Mark

The one thing that is always clear in my mind is that the people, and their stories, and the themes of life that I…

— Peter Turnley

For me, photographs take their power from memory and emotion. A picture tells its own story, shaped by the mood or insights of the…

— Robert Keith Leavitt

To me it is no mystery that we can only photograph effectively what we are truly interested in or-maybe more importantly-are grappling with. Often…

— Todd Hido

A photographer's best pictures are from deep inside him, and also some of the worst. Some photographers enjoy distinguished careers without ever taking personal…

— Burk Uzzle

Photography isn't for people to take pictures of beautiful people or things. It's for capturing raw emotions in the eyes of the beautiful people…

— Jillian Rowe

My photographs are subjective and personal-they’r e intended to be accessible, to relate to people’s lives... People-their well-being and survival-are the crux of what’s…

— Roy DeCarava

Photographing is an emotional thing, a graceful thing. Photography allows me to wander with a purpose.

— Leonard Freed

But I did not always know just what it was I wanted to photograph. I believe it is important for a photographer to discover…

— Bill Brandt

I think that emotional content is an image's most important element, regardless of the photographic technique. Much of the work I see these days…

— Anne Geddes