Knowing Quote by Steven Sebring

I've never been comfortable photographing people I know, myself included. I guess I prefer the mystery of strangers.

— Alec Soth

I'm very little drawn to photographing people that are known or even subjects that are known. They fascinate me when I've barely heard of…

— Diane Arbus

For me photography is an excuse to be nosy about things I want to know about.

— David Hurn

I like to be fascinated by the people I photograph. Sometimes I don't admire them but I'm interested in them.

— Eric Cantona

My way in for photographing people is really their work. I'm always interested in what people make, and then I photograph the person. Sometimes…

— Anton Corbijn

I've grown up around people who love photography, and I think from being photographed for so long, I always wanted to understand how it…

— Amanda de Cadenet

I like to do the pictures before people get too self-conscious. I like to be spontaneous and get a shot before the subject thinks…

— Keira Knightley

I just love photographing. I don't do it for anyone else.

— Kim Weston

I like to talk to people and, obviously, to photograph them.

— Douglas Kirkland

I love photographing. I love the experience of being around all the things that surround you when you go out to do work.

— Stuart Franklin

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

My biggest fear always is that I’ll photograph an idea rather than a person, so I try to be quite sensitive to how people…

— Anton Corbijn