Important Quote by Steve McCurry

The one thing that is always clear in my mind is that the people, and their stories, and the themes of life that I…

— Peter Turnley

My photographs are subjective and personal-they’r e intended to be accessible, to relate to people’s lives... People-their well-being and survival-are the crux of what’s…

— Roy DeCarava

One should not only photograph things for what they are but for what else they are.

— Minor White

Photography is a tool for dealing with things everybody knows about but isn’t attending to. My photographs are intended to represent something you don’t…

— Emmet Gowin

I know everything should be photographed. It helps me make sense of my existence.

— David Bailey

There are two kinds of photographs: mine and other people's. I never think of what I might do myself when I look at someone…

— John Loengard

[The most important factor in making a good picture is] to know who or what you are photographing. It is not about photography; it…

— Mona Kuhn

Photography has always been important to me for that, being able to make sense of something or understand something or remember something or laugh…

— Nick Zinner

I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're photographing them and what you're doing. After all, you…

— Mary Ellen Mark

You don't understand, photography is not about getting the right picture, it's about documenting your everyday life.

— Olivier Zahm

Photographing expresses human desire to preserve passing time. It is like a man struggling with time that elapses, and in general - a desire…

— Ryszard Kapuscinski

Look at the things around you, the immediate world around you. If you are alive, it will mean something to you, and if you…

— Paul Strand