Charm Quote by William Henry Jackson

Beauty is everywhere. And my photography came naturally without any particular inspirations growing up.

— Keira Knightley

In the end, I believe that the most important influence on my aesthetic has been the photographs I have taken.

— Roger Ballen

The world of fashion and fine arts in New York really took me by surprise, and photography has helped me through a period of…

— Cole Sprouse

My photographs don't go below the surface. They don't go below anything. They're readings of the surface. I have great faith in surfaces. A…

— Richard Avedon

I find it satisfying that what I've done in photography has had so much influence in how people take photographs and what they look…

— William Klein

By trying many different approaches, you may slowly reach the point where you say more about yourself than about the objects or the landscapes…

— Frank Horvat

I have a really strong suspicion of the romantic nature of portraiture, the idea that you're telling some essential truth about the interior lives…

— Kehinde Wiley

I became interested in photography during my first visit to the United States. I was a student at a university in Holland. I was…

— Frans Lanting

My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain.

— Helmut Newton

I think I'm predominantly known for my portraits. Obviously in my work there are landscape or stilllife elements, but mainly my work is people . . .

— Ari Marcopoulos

Images of people, cities, and landscapes from the air tell a unique story about our personal space and how we relate to one another.…

— Vincent Laforet

My photography comes from absolute matter-of-fact situations but also from a deep curiosity that I possess for people, for what they do and how…

— Massimo Vitali