Photographs Quotes

519 quotes by 356 authors

All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth. — Richard Avedon
When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. — Ansel Adams
There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. — Ansel Adams
Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop. — Ansel Adams
Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs. — Ansel Adams
A review of summit day photographs will show that I was clothed in the latest, highest quality, high altitude gear, comparable, if not better, than… — Anatoli Boukreev
A completely disrespectful photographer was asked to stop taking photographs, and then said, 'I've got what I want. What are you going to do about… — Gabriel Byrne
Take a random selection of photographs of America in 2012 and 2002 and 1992 and, except for the skinny jeans and the porkpie hats, you'll… — Graydon Carter
To take photographs means to recognize - simultaneously and within a fraction of a second - both the fact itself and the rigorous organization of… — Henri Cartier-Bresson
I have photographs taken of me at the time I was addicted, and thought I looked good. I see them today and realize my eyes… — Kirstie Alley
I think of myself as a writer who photographs. Images, for me, can be considered poems, short stories or essays. And I've always thought the… — Sam Abell
'Woman on the Plaza,' with its distinct horizon, snow-like surfaces, wintry wall, stunning sunlight, sharp shadows, and hurrying figure, would become the most biographical of… — Sam Abell
An essential part of any successful action on the part of the United States is an understanding on the part of the people of America… — George C. Marshall
A lot of photographers think that if they buy a better camera they'll be able to take better photographs. A better camera won't do a… — Arnold Newman
People say photographs don't lie, mine do. — David LaChapelle
I hated my part in the charade of murder and horror. My efforts were contributing to the deaths, to the burning alive of children -… — Ralph McGehee
Although prison officials have long battled illegal cellphones, smartphones have changed the game. With Internet access, a prisoner can call up phone directories, maps and… — Kim Severson
Photographs that transcend but do not deny their literal situation appeal to me. — Sam Abell
I never question what to do, it tells me what to do. The photographs make themselves with my help. — Ruth Bernhard
As far as I am concerned, taking photographs is a means of understanding which cannot be separated from other means of visual expression. It is… — Henri Cartier-Bresson

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