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Photography Quotes by Garry Winogrand
- If I saw something in my viewfinder that looked familiar to me, I would do something to shake it up.
- Photography is not about the thing photographed. It is about how that thing looks photographed.
- Photography is about finding out what can happen in the frame. When you put four edges around some facts, you change those facts.
- Photographers mistake the emotion they feel while taking the photo as a judgment that the photograph is good
- The photograph should be more interesting or more beautiful than what was photographed
- I photograph to see what the world looks like in photographs.
- I don't have anything to say in any picture. My only interest in photography is to see what something looks like as a photograph. I…
- You have a lifetime to learn technique. But I can teach you what is more important than technique, how to see; learn that and all…
- For me the true business of photography is to capture a bit of reality (whatever that is) on film...if, later, the reality means something to…
- There are no photographs while I'm reloading .
- A photograph is the illusion of a literal description of how the camera 'saw' a piece of time and space.
- I like to think of photographing as a two-way act of respect. Respect for the medium, by letting it do what it does best, describe.…
- There is nothing as mysterious as a fact clearly described.
- All things are photographable.
- Every photograph is a battle of form versus content.
- Great photography is always on the edge of failure.
- The photo is a thing in itself. And that's what still photography is all about.
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