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Photography Quotes by Beaumont Newhall
- The fundamental belief in the authenticity of photographs explains why photographs of people no longer living and of vanished architecture are so melancholy.
- If the historian will be faithful to the photograph, the photograph will be faithful to history.
- More and more are turning to photography as a medium of expression as well as communication. The leavening of aesthetic approaches continues. While it is…
- We are not interested in the unusual, but in the usual seen unusually.
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- All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth. — Richard Avedon
- In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. — Francis Bacon
- It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can… — David Bailey
- Rockers are the nicest people to photograph. They have no inhibitions. — David Bailey
- I never tried to revolutionise photography; I just do what I do and keep my fingers crossed that people will like it. — David Bailey
- You don't take a photograph, you make it. — Ansel Adams
- 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
- Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art. — Ansel Adams
- A good photograph is knowing where to stand. — Ansel Adams
- There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. — Ansel Adams
- There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept. — Ansel Adams