Born Quote by Lee Friedlander

A photograph is an invitation to look - and to look at looking.

— John Paul Caponigro

I suspect it is for one’s self-interest that one looks at one’s surroundings and one’s self. This search is personally born and is indeed…

— Lee Friedlander

It is the purpose of life that each of us strives to become actually what he or she is potentially. Each photographer, then, should…

— David Hurn

Being a photographer is making people look at what I want them to look at.

— Ruth Orkin

Photography is essentially a personal matter - a search for inner truth.

— Inge Morath

Photography gives you the opportunity to use your sensibility and everything you are to say something about and be part of the world around…

— Peter Lindbergh

My photography comes from absolute matter-of-fact situations but also from a deep curiosity that I possess for people, for what they do and how…

— Massimo Vitali

To me it is no mystery that we can only photograph effectively what we are truly interested in or-maybe more importantly-are grappling with. Often…

— Todd Hido

I love to photograph people in their own environment. It offers clues to what's important in their lives.

— Mary Ellen Mark

And that desire-the strong desire to take pictures-is important. It borders on a need, based on a habit: the habit of seeing. Whether working…

— Sam Abell

Ultimately photography is about who you are. It's the truth in relation to yourself. And seeking truth becomes a habit.

— Leonard Freed

“Being a photographer isn’t a choice but a discovery. One day, you awaken to the pull of light and shadow, the lens becoming an…

— Craig Varjabedian