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Photography Quotes by Robert Mapplethorpe
- People don't have time to wait for somebody to paint their portraits anymore. The money is in photography.
- With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and then you go on to the next thing.
- If a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it's as though I've neglected something essential to my existence, as though I…
- I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before.
- I never liked photography. Not for the sake of photography. I like the object. I like the photographs when you hold them in your hand.
- I was a Catholic boy, I went to church every Sunday. A church has a certain magic and mystery for a child. It still shows…
- I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today's existence.
- If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many photographers use the camera to avoid participating in things. They…
- The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.
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