Brilliant Quote by Gabriel Mann

Richard Avedon is a true genius of photography and one of the greatest artists of our time.

— Donatella Versace

“This prolific and inventive photographer (Edward Steichen) must be given credit for virtually inventing modern fashion photography, and as the tohousands of high-quality original…

— William A. Ewing

The great photographers of life - like Diane Arbus and Walker Evans and Robert Frank - all must have had some special quality: a…

— Caleb Deschanel

I started out as a fashion photographer. One cannot say that I was successful but there was enough work to keep me busy. I…

— Saul Leiter

My teacher introduced me to this photographer Eugène Atget. He was a French photographer in the late 1800s up until 1927 in Paris. He…

— Jeff Vespa

There are so many great 19th-century photographers, and it's really my favorite period, but the amateurs did such beautiful work.

— Patti Smith

One of my all-time favorite photographers is Irving Penn. I wish I could have watched him work.

— Mary Ellen Mark

He was a very generous soul and was exceptionally dedicated to the medium of photography.

— John Sexton

John Lee Hooker became a friend of mine and I love all of his work. He was truly an icon. He lived the life.…

— Mick Fleetwood

During my lifetime I have met dozens of writers and photographers in dozens of different countries. But I have encountered no one who could…

— James A. Michener

With the death of Robert Mapplethorpe, I had lost my main collaborator in taking photographs. So I didn't know who to work with.

— Patti Smith

I'd rather be remembered as a famous painter than a famous model, so I'll have to start the ball rolling now.

— Kirsty Hume