1263 quotes by photographers for you to enjoy

I'm often in Venice in November and December, when it's foggy and wintry, and the decorations in the shops and the lights in the churches make the place feel both Christmassy and melancholic. Juergen Teller

November Churches Foggy Both Feel Lights Venice Make Shops Often December Place

Back in 2000, I didn't have a mobile phone. Juergen Teller

Phone Back Mobile

I like friendship. Juergen Teller

Friendship Like

I think my strength is to act instinctively, really quickly, on what I believe, what I see in this person. A proper portrait. I wouldn't dream of doing something inappropriate for that person. I guess I make the person comfortable around me. Juergen Teller

In order to do something really good, you have to take risks - that's what I do. Juergen Teller

Good You Risks Something Take Order Really

I just really like women, and I like men, and I like children, and I like eating, and I like doing everything. Juergen Teller

Women Men Everything Eating Like Doing Just Children Really

I'm interested in the person I photograph. The world is so beautiful as it is; there's so much going on, which is sort of interesting. It's just so crazy, so why do I have to put some retouching on it? It's just pointless to me. Juergen Teller

Beautiful Me Crazy World Photograph Some Pointless Put Sort Person Going Just Which Interested Interesting Much Why

My father never really encouraged me or even took an interest after I walked away from the family business. No one did except my mother and my grandfather. To be truthful, I cannot remember one meaningful conversation I had with my father. Juergen Teller

Family Me Conversation Business Remember Mother Father Took Except Never Had No-One Encouraged Walked Truthful Family Business Did After Cannot Interest Grandfather Meaningful Really Even Away

Nudity is no big deal as a German. It's all rather normal and boring. Juergen Teller

Big No Big Deal Boring Rather Deal Big Deal Normal German

My childhood was very beautiful in some ways and very disturbing in others. Juergen Teller

Beautiful Others Ways Some Disturbing Very Childhood

Normally, whenever I try to photograph my mother, she is extremely impatient and will only stand for a minute and insists on knowing exactly what I'm doing. Juergen Teller

Mother Try Will Extremely Photograph Exactly Exactly What Minute Impatient Insists Only Knowing She Doing Normally Whenever Stand

I often photograph something as if the subject matter was realistic, but it is actually a fantasy. Juergen Teller

Matter Realistic Photograph Something Subject Subject Matter Often Fantasy Actually

When I was a child, I always went to my grandmother's house in Nuremberg for Christmas. My uncle would leave the room, saying he needed the toilet, and then he would reappear dressed as Santa Claus. I was really scared - I'd have to go and hide behind an armchair. Juergen Teller

Christmas Saying Hide Uncle Nuremberg Would Scared Dressed He Armchair House Always Leave Go Child Behind Room Then Grandmother Really Toilet Santa Santa Claus Needed