Amusing Quote by Jacques-Henri Lartigue

Sometimes I enjoy just photographing the surface because I think it can be as revealing as going to the heart of the matter.

— Annie Leibovitz

I find it satisfying that what I've done in photography has had so much influence in how people take photographs and what they look…

— William Klein

Things happen in front of you. That's perhaps the most wonderful and mysterious aspect of photography.

— Annie Leibovitz

What I've always liked about photography is that it's such a direct way of showing what's on my mind. I see something. I show…

— Zoe Leonard

Part of the role of photography is to exaggerate, and that is an aspect that I have to puncture. I do that by showing…

— Martin Parr

Photography is about being exquisitely present.

— Joel Meyerowitz

Leaving aside the mysteries and the inequities of human talent, brains, taste, and reputations, the matter of art in photography may come down to…

— Walker Evans

Whether it is photography, assemblage art or filmmaking, my work is to see beneath the surface.

— Christophe Agou

One reason I was interested in photography was to get away from the preciousness of the art object.

— Cindy Sherman

“To me, photography is about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see…

— Anonymous

Photography has become so fundamental to the way we see that 'photography' and 'seeing' are becoming more and more synonymous. The ubiquity of photography…

— Trevor Paglen

Photography has an amazing ability to capture the fine detail of surface textures. But far too often these intricate patterns are loved by the…

— Arthur Tress