People Quote by Ruth Bernhard

One is not really a photographer until preoccupation with learning has been outgrown and the camera in his hands is an extension of himself.…

— Carl Mydans

To be a photographer is to become aware of visible appearances and at the same time acquire from them an education in individual and…

— Raoul Hausmann

You are either born to be a photographer or not. The art of photography is not something you can learn in the classroom or…

— Nobuyoshi Araki

To be a photographer, one must photograph. No amount of book learning, no checklist of seminars attended, can substitute for the simple act of…

— Harry Callahan

What you need to be a good photographer is an overwhelming curiosity and a good digestion. Sometimes you feel blessed with curiosity, sometimes you…

— Eve Arnold

I don't think there's any such thing as teaching people photography, other than influencing them a little. People have to be their own learners.…

— Imogen Cunningham

To be a photographer you must have something to say about the world.

— Paul Strand

I would strongly encourage anybody embarking on photography as a career to embrace and enjoy the whole process. Being a photographer can be a…

— Michael Kenna

Truthfully, I don't really think of myself as a photographer. I don't have all the disciplines and knowledge of a person who's spent their…

— Patti Smith

What you need to be a good photographer is an overwhelming curiosity and a good digestion.

— Eve Arnold

A photographer cannot be inexperienced, or too mature. A photographer ought to be half-ripe.

— Nobuyoshi Araki

You know, you have to be an optimist, a pessimist, sarcastic and pleasant all at the same time to be a photographer.

— Rondal Partridge