Always Quote by Mario Testino

To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it…

— Pierre-Auguste Renoir

I dislike a picture that is too suave or too skilfully done. But, contrariwise, I also dislike a picture that looks too inept or…

— Robert Motherwell

My work shows the beauty in so many different kinds of people because I never photograph anyone who I don't think is beautiful. I…

— Nan Goldin

I hate taking pictures. I never look at them, otherwise I would have to change everything. I prefer not to see any and trust…

— Megan Fox

I hate my picture being taken. A photograph by definition captures one mood. And I have a million facets to my personality; I never…

— Jane Pauley

I have been criticized a lot for not looking perfect in every photograph. I'm not embarrassed about it. I'm proud of it. If I…

— Kristen Stewart

One day the photograph is going to become even more important than it is now… But I am not particularly an advocate of the…

— Robert Smithson

At the end of the day, it's only a photograph and if someone is going to get really upset about a photograph, then they…

— Rankin

I must admit that I am not a member of the ugly school. I have a great regard for certain notions of beauty even…

— Saul Leiter

I don't like smiley pictures. A smile is a defense mechanism. It says, You can't have the real me but here's my smile. You…

— Chris Killip

Most of the time the ones who dislike the pictures the most confirm to me that the picture has hit home and is probably…

— Irving Penn

Everyone wants to look good in photographs, even us trolls who tell jokes.

— Doug Benson