Breaths Quote by Ansel Adams

“Being a photographer isn’t a choice but a discovery. One day, you awaken to the pull of light and shadow, the lens becoming an…

— Craig Varjabedian

It fascinates me that there is a variety of feeling about what I do. I'm not a premeditative photographer. I see a picture and…

— Lee Friedlander

I'm going to put every aspect of myself out into the world and try to convey it through photography.

— Ryan McGinley

There are things I photograph because I'm interested in those things.

— Garry Winogrand

My photography comes from absolute matter-of-fact situations but also from a deep curiosity that I possess for people, for what they do and how…

— Massimo Vitali

I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.

— Man Ray

There are two kinds of photographs: mine and other people's. I never think of what I might do myself when I look at someone…

— John Loengard

Photography is my method for defining the confusing world that rushes constantly toward me. It is my defensive attempt to reduce our daily chaos…

— Arthur Tress

I love people, and photographing people is something I hope I never get tired of.

— Wolfgang Tillmans

In the end, photography for me is just an excuse to get to know the world.

— Graciela Iturbide

One of the things that I most believe in is the compose and wait philosophy of photography. It’s a very satisfying, almost spiritual way…

— Sam Abell

I just think of everything I do and how happy it will make me to do it. I don't like having my photograph taken,…

— Laura Marling