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Photography Quotes by Paul Strand
- It is one thing to photograph people. It is another to make others care about them by revealing the core of their humanness.
- Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who really sees.
- I've always wanted to be aware of what's going on around me, and I've wanted to use photography as an instrument of research into and…
- And if you can find out something about the laws of your own growth and vision as well as those of photography you may be…
- The photographer's problem is to see clearly the limitations and at the same time the potential qualities of his medium, for it is precisely here…
- Cartier-Bresson has said that photography seizes a 'decisive moment', that's true except that it shouldn't be taken too narrowly...does my picture of a cobweb in…
- Objectivity is of the very essence of photography, its contribution and at the same time its limitation
- Did I express my personality? I think that's quite unimportant because it's not people's selves but what they have to say about life that's important.
- The important thing is, you have to have something important to say about the world.
- Every artist I suppose has a sense of what they think has been the importance of their work. But to ask them to define it…
- Photography is only a new road from a different direction, but moving toward the common goal, which is life.
- Look at the things around you, the immediate world around you. If you are alive, it will mean something to you, and if you care…
- Your photography is a record of your living - for anyone who really sees. You may see and be affected by other people's ways, you…
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