Photography Quotes

"Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera."

"Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is my task to reveal it if I can."

"The lions taught me photography. They taught me patience and the sense of beauty, a beauty that penetrates you."

"I always take hundreds and hundreds of pictures. I used to work for 'National Geographic,' and they gave us a lot of film."

"Well, I don't like shooting in bathrooms. They're small and cramped and you've got harsh surfaces and it's difficult."

"A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed."

Ansel Adams

“You don't take a photograph, you make it.”

Ansel Adams

“There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.”

Ansel Adams

“Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.”

Henri Cartier-Bresson

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”

Dorothea Lange

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know.”

Diane Arbus

“If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough.”

Robert Capa