Light Quotes

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Light is my inspiration, my paint and brush. It is as vital as the model herself. Profoundly significant, it caresses the essential superlative curves and… — Ruth Bernhard
Available light is any damn light that is available! — W. Eugene Smith
It's nothing but a matter of seeing, thinking, and interest. That's what makes a good photograph. And then rejecting anything that would be bad for… — Andreas Feininger
It's easy to photograph light reflecting from a surface, the truly hard part is capturing the light in the air. — Walker Evans
The camera is not only an extension of the eye but of the brain. It can see sharper, farther, nearer, slower, faster than the eye.… — Wynn Bullock
Our job is to record, each in his own way, this world of light and shadow and time that will never come again exactly as… — Edward Abbey
"You know you are seeing such a photograph if you say to yourself, "I could have taken that picture. I've seen such a scene before,… — Sam Abell
Photography can light-up darkness and expose ignorance. — Lewis Hine
While a painting, even one that meets photographic standards of resemblance, is never more than the stating of an interpretation, a photograph is never less… — Susan Sontag
I don't see light as something that falls, but as a positive force. — Jay Maisel
The happiness of life consists, like the day, not in single flashes (of light), but in one continuous mild serenity. The most beautiful period of… — Jean Paul
Photography was the first available demonstration that light could indeed exert an action sufficient to cause changes in material bodies. — Unknown Author
Photography is about light and what it does and how it is captured on a piece of negative. — Matthew Modine
The eye of the trilobite tells us that the sun shone on the old beach where he lived; for there is nothing in nature without… — Louis Agassiz
The future is neither ahead nor behind, on one side or another. Nor is it dark or light. It is contained within ourselves; its evil… — Loren Eiseley
I thought as I rode in the cold pleasant light of Sunday morning how silent & passive nature offers, every morn, her wealth to man;… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Even as wisdom often comes from the mouths of babes, so does it often come from the mouths of old people. The golden rule is… — Mahatma Gandhi
Last night I had rinsed out my sari strip and briefs in the sea. I walked down naked to where they hung in the branches… — Lucy Irvine
There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches. Every minority, be… — Ray Bradbury
I respect the Governor's position to veto SB1062, especially in light of the concerns brought up over the past week. I understand the concerns of… — Unknown Author

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