Photography Quote by Roland Barthes

... despite the limitations and problems inherent to photographic representation (and especially the representation of politics), it remains for me the most powerful and…

— Richard Misrach

“Who are you who will read these words and study these photographs, and through what cause, by what chance, and for what purpose, and…

— James Agee

“...There are issues worth advancing in images worth admiring; and the truth is never "plain," nor appearances ever "sincere." To try to make them…

— Dave Hickey

“I didn’t know whether these pictures would end up in history books or be used against me in a court hearing, but they would…

— Ethan Chatagnier

“Photographs allow for connections to be made and for time to pause to appreciate all the world has to offer.”

— Dustin Thibideau

“Photographing a culture in the here and now often means photographing the intersection of the present with the past.”

— David duChemin

“Reading American photographs is also a way of reading the past-not just the scenes recorded and the faces immobilized into permanent images, but the…

— Alan Trachtenberg

“I believe all photographers want to be remembered for their images. They reflect a piece of their soul.”

— Christopher Paul Flateau

“If a historian does not understand the bounds of the social space within which the events he is studying occurred, all he is doing…

— Eric John

“A picture is a reflection of the dreams, vision, missions and goals hidden within. Look beyond what you see.”

— Proud Chocolate

“We are all part of the history of photography...”

— Wendy Erickson

“I take a picture, but it's not about who is in the picture or the background of it. It's about the memories and meanings…

— Kayla Davis