Photography Quote by James Agee

“Photographs and essays and novels and the rest can change your life; they are dangerous.”

— Rebecca Solnit

“Short paragraphs that read like photographs.”

— Marisa Reichardt

“My pictures are about making people realize we've got to protect those who can't speak for themselves.”

— Anonymous

“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

“I believe all photographers want to be remembered for their images. They reflect a piece of their soul.”

— Christopher Paul Flateau

“For me, the story about the pictures is about almost losing myself, and coming back, and what it means to be deeply involved in…

— Annie Leibovitz

“Photographs allow for connections to be made and for time to pause to appreciate all the world has to offer.”

— Dustin Thibideau

“Photographs are the reflection of untold stories, unseen beauties, unexpressed emotions, and the unheard songs of life.”

— Debasish Mridha

“I didn’t know whether these pictures would end up in history books or be used against me in a court hearing, but they would…

— Ethan Chatagnier

“This was the photograph, I knew, that had already burned its way into my dreams and my shadows, into that part of my mind…

— Dennis Lehane

The photographs are not illustrative. They, and the text, are coequal, mutually independent, and fully collaborative. By their fewness, and by the importance of…

— Walker Evans

“Don’t become mesmerized by the pictures that have appeared if they are not what you want. Take responsibility for them, make light of them…

— Rhonda Byrne