Book Quote by Sam Abell

I'm not as good a writer as I'd like to be; therefore, I like to use images to tell stories.

— Tibor Kalman

I never intended to write poems, nor to be a photographer, nor to be a film-maker. I just took many, many pictures and I…

— Abbas Kiarostami

I write books, I write for comic books, I give lectures... I live. And when the opportunity comes to do a picture, I do…

— Alejandro Jodorowsky

“I photographer because I want a visual diary. Photography lets me capture the fleeting moments of daily life, the images would otherwise fade into…

— Chris Geiger

I spend a lot of time writing. I get inspiration from texts rather than images.

— Bill Viola

Most of the photographs I make are personal pictures and never end up in print. Even the magazines I shoot for on assignment publish…

— David Alan Harvey

I see my work behind the camera as the actualization of a poem. I like to linger on images, conveying things through stillness.

— Lisa Joy

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

I've always considered myself a poet in everything that I do, whether it's photography or movie-making.

— Gerard Malanga

I've thought of becoming a photographer! To save my talent as a writer.

— August Strindberg

Photography allows you to be a part of the action and document stories. It is a perfect extension of my body. I can take…

— Chris Burkard

My favorite type of photography - apart from fashion photography - is journalism, which in a way documents something that exists in a very…

— Mario Testino