Ahead of time Quote by Michael Kenna

It's the subject matter that counts. I'm interested in revealing the subject in a new way to intensify it. A photo is able to…

— Harry Callahan

When a photographer chooses a subject, he or she is making a claim on the interest and attention of future viewers, a prediction about…

— Frank Gohlke

The subject gives you the best idea of how to make a photograph. So I just wait for something to happen.

— Mary Ellen Mark

I think a photograph, of whatever it might be - a landscape, a person - requires personal involvement. That means knowing your subject, not…

— Frans Lanting

I think a photograph, of whatever it might be - a landscape, a person - requires personal involvement. That means knowing your subject, not…

— Frans Lanting

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 think the important decision for a photographer is to choose a subject that intensely interests him or her.

— Berenice Abbott

I'm always trying to make a connection with the person I'm photographing. I don't want to just come away with a shot that I…

— Mary McCartney

There's a rapport that any photographer is going to have with his subject matter. And if you don't have a rapport, you're going to…

— Bruce Barnbaum

When a person looks at a photograph you've taken, they will always think of themselves, their own life experience. They will relate your photograph…

— Jason Fulford

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

I think you reveal yourself by what you choose to photograph, but I prefer photographs that tell more about the subject. There's nothing much…

— Mary Ellen Mark