Camera Quote by Mary Ellen Mark

I saw that my camera gave me a sense of connection with others that I never had before. It allowed me to enter lives,…

— Mary Ellen Mark

I found that the camera was a comforting companion. It opened up new worlds, and gave me access to people's most intimate moments. I…

— Lynsey Addario

I knew from the first moment I picked up a camera, on my first school assignment, what I wanted to do for the rest…

— Mary Ellen Mark

For those who were desperate, my camera became an object of hope (...)Throughout my year-long coverage of the monsoon world, my strongest conviction was…

— Steve McCurry

The camera gave me an incredible freedom. It gave me the ability to parade through the world and look at people and things very,…

— Carrie Mae Weems

Just having the camera, being able to pull back from situations and be an observer, it saved my life... I realised I could find…

— Ryan McGinley

The camera is my means to internalize those fleeting epiphanies that I was having in my life.

— Jason Silva

I made a decision that to me, photography had to be something that I could feel. I could feel in my stomach. I could…

— Jacob Aue Sobol

I was to be a photographer and that was that. It did everything for me. I love people. I needed the camera more than…

— Lotte Jacobi

My personal interest in ordinary people is unlimited, but I am fascinated by the challenge of portraying true greatness adequately with my camera.

— Yousuf Karsh

If I had seven lives, I'd be a photographer in every one.

— Shomei Tomatsu

I'm a photographer, obviously. My chosen tool for understanding life, and communicating the results of this search to others, is the camera.

— David Hurn