Photography Quote by Chris Marquardt

Photographers undervalue the use of a wastebasket in their pursuit of fine photography.

— Ralph Steiner

Photographers undervalue the use of the wastebasket in their pursuit of fine photography.

— Ralph Steiner

Once the amateur's naive approach and humble willingness to learn fades away, the creative spirit of good photography dies with it. Every professional should…

— Alfred Eisenstaedt

We are not only a civilization of amateur photographers; we are amateur curators, editors, and publishers.

— Charlotte Cotton

I'm an amateur photographer, apart from being a professional one, and I think maybe my amateur pictures are the better ones.

— Elliott Erwitt

I was an amateur - I am an amateur - and I intend to stay an amateur. To me an amateur photographer is one…

— Erwin Blumenfeld

“I am a professional photographer by trade and an amateur photographer by vocation.”

— Anonymous

As a matter of fact, nearly all the greatest work is being, and has always been done, by those who are following photography for…

— Alfred Stieglitz

Ill always be an amateur photographer.

— Elliott Erwitt

I'll always be an amateur photographer.

— Elliott Erwitt

I think the greatest photographers are the amateur photographers who do it because they love it. Arnold Newman is a good example; he is…

— John Sexton

One of the most important pieces of equipment, for the photographer who really wants to improve, is a great big wastepaper basket.

— Ansel Adams