Archive for December 2010
Quotes
Words of wisdom about photography or by photographers. Add your suggestions to the comments:
Photography produces pleasure by simplicity. I see something special and show it to the camera. – Sam Abell
A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words. – Ansel Adams
Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst. – Henri Cartier-Bresson
Of course it’s all luck. – Henri Cartier-Bresson
Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. – Henri Cartier-Bresson
Don’t worry about what’s in your camera bag. Worry about what’s between your ears. – Haje Jan Kamps
There are no bad pictures; that’s just how your face looks sometimes. – Abraham Lincoln
Photographs open doors into the past but they also allow a look into the future. – Sally Mann
I have no fear of photography as long as it cannot be used in heaven and in hell. – Edvard Munch
The photographer must be a part of the picture. – Arnold Newman
Look, I’m not an intellectual – I just take pictures. – Helmut Newton
Taking pictures is like panning for gold. You do it again and again, and sometimes you find a nugget. – Raghubir Singh
A good photographer must love life more than he does photography. – Joel Strasser
Related articles
- Helmut Newton: Images & Biography (brighthub.com)
- Famous Photographers: List of the Best Photographers of All Time (brighthub.com)
- Ansel Adams or Not? More Twists (nytimes.com)
- A Chronicler of Fashion Turns to the Heart (nytimes.com)
