Ability Quote by Carrie Mae Weems

I found that the camera was a comforting companion. It opened up new worlds, and gave me access to people's most intimate moments. I…

— Lynsey Addario

I was to be a photographer and that was that. It did everything for me. I love people. I needed the camera more than…

— Lotte Jacobi

I saw that my camera gave me a sense of connection with others that I never had before. It allowed me to enter lives,…

— Mary Ellen Mark

I wanted the camera to actually observe the people who come from the outside to live inside a country, instead of fantasizing about them.…

— Danielle Arbid

Just having the camera, being able to pull back from situations and be an observer, it saved my life... I realised I could find…

— Ryan McGinley

The digital camera has given me total freedom and a different way of filming.

— Abbas Kiarostami

My aesthetic is derived from my point of view which is one of optimism and hope. The camera became a conduit for my need…

— Mike Ruiz

Well, I think the camera freedom is something that we've resisted for a long time and feels like probably the biggest stretch. But it…

— Will Wright

The camera is my means to internalize those fleeting epiphanies that I was having in my life.

— Jason Silva

Suddenly this camera, this thing, allowed me to move around the world in a certain kind of way, with a certain kind of purpose.…

— Carrie Mae Weems

Photography was a way for me to freeze time and to capture the moments that were happy and healthy. I saw a photo as…

— Rachel Morrison

For me, the camera is like an entrance to the private lives of other people. And if you are curious like me, it is…

— Anders Petersen