Casual Quote by Howard S. Becker

Every part of the photographic image carries some information that contributes to its total statement; the viewer's responsibility is to see, in the most…

— Howard S. Becker

I started to concentrate more upon how the viewer looks at photographs... I would insert my own text or my own specific reading of…

— Lorna Simpson

As a rule I do not like to explain my photographs, I want my pictures to be read and explored. I believe a good…

— John Gutmann

The context in which a photograph is seen affects the meaning the viewer draws from it.

— Anonymous

No individual photo explains anything. That's what makes photography such a wonderful and problematic medium. It is the photographer's job to get this medium…

— Joel Sternfeld

All of us tend to look at photographs as if we are simply gazing through a two-dimensional window onto some outside world. This is…

— Geoffrey Batchen

For me, photographs take their power from memory and emotion. A picture tells its own story, shaped by the mood or insights of the…

— Robert Keith Leavitt

When a person looks at a photograph you've taken, they will always think of themselves, their own life experience. They will relate your photograph…

— Jason Fulford

The photograph is not only a pictorial report; it is also a psychological report. It represents the feelings and point of view of the…

— Alexey Brodovitch

What is of value is that a particular photographer sees the subject differently than I do. A good picture must be a completely individual…

— Alexey Brodovitch

Some people... cling to the idea that the photograph is an inherently real or honest image and as such is always on a different…

— Tibor Kalman

“Instead, I value my images by what's in them; what they convey; and how people respond, react, pause while viewing them, or, perhaps, are…

— John Henry Harrington III