Decision Quote by Berenice Abbott

It's a choice - there are two different sorts of photographer: those obsessed with the technicalities and those obsessed by the subject.

— Mario Testino

When a photographer chooses a subject, he or she is making a claim on the interest and attention of future viewers, a prediction about…

— Frank Gohlke

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

— Gordon Parks

A photographer must always work with the greatest respect for his subject and in terms of his own point of view.

— Henri Cartier-Bresson

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

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

A photographer's reality is what he or she wants to show.

— Fred Picker

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

— Alec Soth

Being a photographer is making people look at what I want them to look at.

— Ruth Orkin

“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

What you need to be a good photographer is an overwhelming curiosity and a good digestion. Sometimes you feel blessed with curiosity, sometimes you…

— Eve Arnold

You have to focus on what you are doing, not just as a photographer, but as a human being.

— Anders Petersen