Dad Quote by Timothy Simons

I do portraits - my dad's an artist.

— Fearne Cotton

My real father was a portrait painter. I went to a lot of auctions as a kid and galleries.

— Cary Elwes

My father did advertising photography.

— Andreas Gursky

I have done only two portraits: one of the artist Francesco Clemente and another of Andy Warhol.

— Jean-Michel Basquiat

My Dad took a workshop from a photographer who worked at the Toledo Blade, a newspaper I delivered. I knew this photographer's work. My…

— Sam Abell

My dad had been an ardent amateur photographer, and he taught me to compose a photograph from the back to the front, and then…

— Sam Abell

My mum was very interested in art and liked to write, and my dad was a hobbyist photographer.

— Martine Syms

There are so many great 19th-century photographers, and it's really my favorite period, but the amateurs did such beautiful work.

— Patti Smith

My father was a keen photographer; he had his own darkroom.

— Grayson Perry

We all have a family member who think they're a professional photographer.

— Anonymous

Both my parents were painters.

— Jason Momoa

Photography was a big part of our family.

— Martin Brodeur