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Photography Quotes by Galen Rowell
- My first thought is always of light.
- I began to realize that the camera sees the world differently than the human eye and that sometimes those differences can make a photograph more…
- A lot of people think that when you have grand scenery, such as you have in Yosemite, that photography must be easy.
- I think landscape photography in general is somewhat undervalued.
- There is no question that photography has played a major role in the environmental movement.
- My interest in photography did not begin with books or mentors, or with any burning desire to see the world through a camera. It evolved…
- When the light is right and everything is working for me, I feel as tense as when making a difficult maneuver high on a mountain.…
- Often when I walked alone in the mountains, I tried to make sense out of the two halves of my life. What went on in…
- I almost never set out to photograph a landscape, nor do I think of my camera as a means of recording a mountain or an…
- Memory selects single important images, just as the camera does. In that manner both are able to isolate the highest moments of living.
- One of the biggest mistakes a photographer can make is to look at the real world and cling to the vain hope that next time…
- At the heart of all photography is an urge to express our deepest personal feelings - to reveal our inner, hidden selves, to unlock the…
- I find it some of the hardest photography and the most challenging photography I've ever done. It's a real challenge to work with the natural…
- Ever since the 1860s when photographers travelled the American West and brought photographs of scenic wonders back to the people on the East Coast of…
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