Dues Quote by Lorna Simpson

Every part of the photographic image carries some information that contributes to its total statement; the viewer's responsibility is to see, in the most…

— Howard S. Becker

As a rule I do not like to explain my photographs, I want my pictures to be read and explored. I believe a good…

— John Gutmann

You must feel an affinity for what you are photographing. You must be part of it, and yet remain sufficiently detached to see it…

— George Rodger

We have to tell people how images are made. And, the first step is to abandon the idea we're looking at photographs. We're looking…

— Fred Ritchin

I thought it would be good not to hide the fact that you're taking a photograph, and have people react and come in close…

— William Klein

All of us tend to look at photographs as if we are simply gazing through a two-dimensional window onto some outside world. This is…

— Geoffrey Batchen

Every part of the photographic image carries some information that contributes to its total statement; the viewer's responsibility is to see, in the most…

— Howard S. Becker

“Pictures never tell the whole story," I say trying to be reassuring. "They're a projection of how people want you to see them”

— Fiona Neill

There are two kinds of photographs: mine and other people's. I never think of what I might do myself when I look at someone…

— John Loengard

But there is more to a fine photograph than information. We are also seeking to present an image that arouses the curiosity of the…

— Sam Abell

For me, photographs take their power from memory and emotion. A picture tells its own story, shaped by the mood or insights of the…

— Robert Keith Leavitt

“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