How Quote by James Taylor

I don't need to know anything about the people I photograph, but it's important that I recognize something about myself in them.

— Rineke Dijkstra

I know now that before I take a picture I have to be sure about how I feel about the subjects. What I don't…

— Tina Barney

With photography, you are lucky if you get people to look at your pictures at some point. There's no formal way to show them.

— Anton Corbijn

When I use the camera, I often feel likeI know part of the people or places I come in contact with.

— Christophe Agou

Ask photographers to write and they have nothing to say; ask them to talk about their work and they won't shut up.

— Bill Jay

I'm 19, and, being a public figure, I'm supposed to present myself in a certain way, but it's hard and you're never going to…

— Kristen Stewart

Reporters listen, photographers look. If you are doing your job seriously as a photojournalist, your sight must be the primary sense that you use…

— Bill Eppridge

I'm a messenger. I don't want people to be concerned about me. I want them to be concerned about the people in the pictures.…

— James Nachtwey

You can always tell a great photographer because they make you feel super-relaxed.

— Lynne Ramsay

It's just a matter of who you are and how you talk to people. Your subjects will trust you only if you're confident about…

— Mary Ellen Mark

You need to be able to tell the audience who you are immediately.

— Ivo Graham

As a professional photographer I take photographs for other people to see - but I want them to see what I see. So I…

— Elliott Erwitt