Photography Quotes
1737 quotes by 573 authors
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All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth.
— Richard Avedon
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In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
— Francis Bacon
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It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can invent things. But…
— David Bailey
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Rockers are the nicest people to photograph. They have no inhibitions.
— David Bailey
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I never tried to revolutionise photography; I just do what I do and keep my fingers crossed that people will like it.
— David Bailey
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You don't take a photograph, you make it.
— Ansel Adams
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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
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There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
— Ansel Adams
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Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
— Ansel Adams
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A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
— Ansel Adams
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There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.
— Ansel Adams
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There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
— Ansel Adams
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Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution.
— Ansel Adams
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A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.
— Ansel Adams
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Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter.
— Ansel Adams
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Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment.
— Ansel Adams
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A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.
— Ansel Adams
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Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.
— Ansel Adams
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Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.
— Ansel Adams
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In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.
— Ansel Adams
Who Wrote These Photography Quotes
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