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Photography Quotes by Margaret Bourke-White
- The element of discovery is very important. I don't repeat myself well. I want and need that stimulus of walking forward from one new world…
- I have always thought that if I could turn back the pages of history and photograph one man, my choice would be Moses.
- By some special graciousness of fate I am deposited - as all good photographers like to be - in the right place at the right…
- As photographers, we live through things so swiftly. All our experience and training is focused toward snatching off the highlights... That all significant perfect moment,…
- We are in a privileged and sometimes happy position. We see a great deal of the world. Our obligation is to pass it on to…
- If you want to photograph a man spinning, give some thought to why he spins. Understanding for a photographer is as important as the equipment…
- The camera is a remarkable instrument. Saturate yourself with your subject, and the camera will all but take you by the hand and point the…
- A kind of golden hour one remembers for a life time... Everything was touched with magic.
- "Utter truth is essential, and that is what stirs me when I look through the camera."
- If anyone gets in my way when I'm making a picture, I become irrational. I'm never sure what I am going to do, or sometimes…
- I have never forgotten a picture that I ever made.
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