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Photographer Quotes by John Szarkowski
- Photography is a contest between a photographer and the presumptions of approximate and habitual seeing. The contest can be held anywhere ...
- To quote out of context is the essence of the photographer's craft.
- Luck is the attentive photographer's best teacher.
- In practice a photographer does not concern himself with philosophical issues while working; he makes photographs, working with subject matter that he thinks will make…
- Trained as a musician, [photographer Ansel] Adams understood the richness of variation that could be unfolded from a simple theme.
- A photographer's best work is, alas, generally done for himself.
- A skillful photographer can photograph anything well.
- One of the leading uses of photography by the mass media came to be called photojournalism. From the late 'twenties' to the early 'fifties' what…
- The photographer’s vision convinces us to the degree that the photographer hides his hand.
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- When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. — Ansel Adams
- There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. — Ansel Adams
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- A good photograph is knowing where to stand. — Ansel Adams
- There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. — Ansel Adams
- A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed. — Ansel Adams