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There is no other art with as great a democratic capacity as photography.
Color was the palette of commercial photography and snapshot photography.
I had a love for photography, which of course rolled into cinematography.
I didnt know photography would take me to the places that it has taken me
In my photography, color and composition are inseparable. I see in color.
If you see something that moves you, and then snap it, you keep a moment.
If you can capture the element of surprise, you're way ahead of the game.
There is no truth in photography. There is no truth about anyone's person.
The art of photography is all about directing the attention of the viewer.
A good daguerreotype was as perfect a kind of photograph as was ever made.
I love creating. I had been really into photography when I was in college.
Music is the doorway that has led me to drawing, photography, and writing.
The world just does not fit conveniently into the format of a 35mm camera.
The camera is my tool. Through it I give a reason to everything around me.
Art is the highest task and the proper metaphysical activity of this life.
A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.
A photograph is a mirror; mostly it reflects the prejudices of the viewer.
In the end, photography for me is just an excuse to get to know the world.
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
Photographers feel guilty that all they do for a living is press a button.
Photography has freed the plastic arts from their obsession with likeness.
It's a lot easier to take pictures if you always have the camera with you.
I love painting. As far as photography is concerned, I understand nothing.
The biggest lesson in photography is that from negative we make a positive
Photography to me is catching a moment which is passing, and which is true.
I never have taken a picture I've intended. They're always better or worse.
You have to follow your instinct all the time. Otherwise you don't make it.
You have to let the past successes go, or you'll never be able to see anew.
We make images to "honor what is greater and more interesting than we are."
Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I'm going to take tomorrow.
If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera.
A photograph has picked up a fact of life, and that fact will live forever.
My portraits are more about me than they are about the people I photograph.
WhenIWasYourAge: It took a week to learn whether your photos came out okay.
Photography is used to give evidence, and the evidence is always deceiving.
There is still time - in the lee, in the quiet, in the extraordinary light.
It's really, really hard to make it as a fine-art photographer exclusively.
Photography is the power of observation, not the application of technology.
If you are not willing to see more than is visible, you won't see anything.
Practice the mechanics of making photographs until it becomes second nature.
One advantage of photography is that it's visual and can transcend language.
Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life.
Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.
We don't take pictures with cameras, we take them with our hearts and minds.
From my point of view, photography never got any better than it was in 1840.
The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.
One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you'd be stricken blind.
The essential things in life are seen, not with the eyes but with the heart.
There is a vast difference between taking a picture and making a photograph.
In many ways, unexpected results are what have most inspired my photography.