David Douglas Duncan

War is the easiest photography in the business. Just get close, be lucky, know how your camera works. There are subjects everywhere.…

— David Douglas Duncan

Photographer's advice: Stand in the right place.

— David Douglas Duncan

The major economies are not American anymore. They are Asian and South American.

— David Douglas Duncan

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, and knowing nothing about Picasso, I had the audacity to knock on his door, became his friend,…

— David Douglas Duncan

There's nobody between you and the print. Nobody. It's you and the subject and the final print. And if you get it…

— David Douglas Duncan

It's very simple... this banging around with a camera and typewriter as a business is just one helluva lot of fun.

— David Douglas Duncan

War is in the eyes.

— David Douglas Duncan

With Germany conquered, the Kremlin checkmated, Japan converted, it became easier - safer - to peek around looking for someone to fear...…

— David Douglas Duncan

Today, Japan is one of the few countries in the world where one hears laughter everywhere.

— David Douglas Duncan

The Marines in Korea never feared 'friendly fire' or artillery coming from the South Koreans - from their allies - like they…

— David Douglas Duncan

After I left the Marines in '46, I wanted to stay in the Marines; I was very happy - I loved that…

— David Douglas Duncan

I don't think you can impose a social order from the top down.

— David Douglas Duncan

I was a war correspondent in Korea. I did a book on it: 'This is War.'

— David Douglas Duncan

I have taken some hits here and there, but I've been most damaged carrying my little terrier to bed, and I broke…

— David Douglas Duncan

My objective always is to stay as close as possible and shoot the pictures as if through the eyes of the infantryman,…

— David Douglas Duncan

I never felt in competition with anybody in war photography. You're lucky to get your ass in and out again. It's as…

— David Douglas Duncan

I would question any fee. Let them know you're comparison shopping among several lenders.

— David Douglas Duncan

Gandhi was a strange guy. There was this simplistic manner; but nobody knows what it cost to provide the simple life of…

— David Douglas Duncan

So many people are exploiting the name Picasso - and, in a way, even the estate is doing it.

— David Douglas Duncan

Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam were perfect for Lyndon Johnson: 220 million against 18 million, water buffalo and all. No risk, really.

— David Douglas Duncan

Some guys can run fast, some guys can sing, I found I could take photographs that people were interested in.

— David Douglas Duncan

My only rule: I never photographed the face of the dead, ever, out of respect for the families.

— David Douglas Duncan