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Photography Quotes by Brassai
- In the absence of a subject with which you are passionately involved, and without the excitement that drives you to grasp it and exhaust it,…
- Photography in our time leaves us with a grave responsibility. While we are playing in our studios with broken flowerpots, oranges, nude studies and still…
- Only powerfully conceived images have the ability to penetrate the memory, to stay there, in short to become unforgettable.
- A poor photographer meets chance one out of a hundred times and a good photographer meets chance all the time.
- To me photography must suggest, not insist or explain.
More Photography Quotes
- 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