Action Quote by David Hurn

The fundamental issue is one of emphasis: you are not a photographer because you are interested in photography...The reason is that photography is only…

— David Hurn

In previous ages the word 'art' was used to cover all forms of human skill. The Greeks believed that these skills were given by…

— David Hurn

These are the two basic controls at the photographer's command--positi on and timing--all others are extensions, peripheral ones, compared to them

— David Hurn

There are many forms of photography. I consider myself simply a recorder of that which I find of interest around me. I personally have…

— David Hurn

Learn from the best; the second raters have nothing to offer.

— David Hurn

The most important piece of equipment after the camera is a good pair of shoes.

— David Hurn

It is the purpose of life that each of us strives to become actually what he or she is potentially. Each photographer, then, should…

— David Hurn

You are not a photographer because you are interested in photography.

— David Hurn

For me photography is an excuse to be nosy about things I want to know about.

— David Hurn

...one day I was speculating on how I would like to look back on life and I decided I wanted to feel that I…

— David Hurn

I'm a photographer, obviously. My chosen tool for understanding life, and communicating the results of this search to others, is the camera.

— David Hurn

Life as it unfolds in front of the camera is full of so much complexity, wonder and surprise that I find it unnecessary to…

— David Hurn