Baltimore Quote by Jeff Vespa

I was a photographer. That's how I began my career, behind the camera.

— Shweta Tripathi

I began after college, about 1972. I began to teach myself photography. I went to work for a local newspaper for four years as…

— James Nachtwey

I did it once, and National Geographic recruited me. I did it primarily out of curiosity. A lot of legendary photographers had worked on…

— Sam Abell

My first ever A was in photography.

— Dylan Llewellyn

I had no idea how I wanted to get into photography, but I just knew I wanted to do it.

— Daniel Berehulak

My first pictures are from 1972, and my first proper camera dates back to 1973. During the first year I used my father's camera.…

— Anton Corbijn

I've been an amateur photographer since my teens.

— Gaspard Ulliel

My dad bought me a camera, and I started taking it everywhere with me. I realised how much I was enjoying the whole process…

— Brooklyn Beckham

I now want to be a photographer of my time, and our common culture.

— Sam Abell

I became involved in photography when I was about thirteen years old.

— Leonard Nimoy

My dad had been an ardent amateur photographer, and he taught me to compose a photograph from the back to the front, and then…

— Sam Abell

I began photographing around 14; my mother gave me a camera, it's actually the one I still use for creating most of my work.…

— Erik Madigan Heck