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Photography Quotes by David Hockney
- I've finally figured out what's wrong with photography. It's a one-eyed man looking through a little 'ole. Now, how much reality can there be in…
- With chemical film, it was possible to alter photographs, but you had to be an expert. That's not true any more. The LA Times fired…
- The video camera dominates art. It's a bore, it makes everything look a bit the same. If you look at things with a pencil and…
- People criticized me for my photography. They said it's not art.
- All painters are interested in photography to a certain extent.
- But slowly I began to use cameras and then think about what it was that was going on. It took me a long time, I…
- You had to be aware that I saw that photography was a mere episode in the history of the optical projection and when the chemicals…
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