Quotes by Photographers

I wasn't aware it could make me rich or famous. I just wanted to take pictures. Juergen Teller
Me Rich Could Take Pictures Make Just Famous Wanted Aware
When you have your own kid, it suddenly makes you more aware of how your parents treated you and educated you. Your relationships with your partner, your uncles, your mother all change; you're more conscious of where you came from, of where your roots are. I find that very interesting. Juergen Teller
You Change Mother Parents Partner Own Relationships Kid Find More Uncles Makes How Educated Came Very Where Interesting Roots Your Suddenly Aware Conscious Treated
I try and photograph people as they are. I do not want to hide anything. I want to bring across a personality, a humanity. It is not a case of model A or model B against a white background. I am interested in the person. Juergen Teller
Humanity People Personality Hide Try White Background Photograph Case Am Model Person Want Anything Against Interested Across Bring
I like people with conviction, who are in control of themselves. I'm not interested in working with a designer who hires a creative director. Juergen Teller
Director Creative People Control Conviction Like Not Interested Interested Themselves Working Who Designer
For my 50th birthday, my cousin Helmut gave me the most profound, beautiful, and striking present. He made books out of my dad's slide photographs, which were stored and forgotten. Looking at those books made me cry. Juergen Teller
Beautiful Birthday Me Made Looking Gave Slide Books Striking Those Out Photographs He Most Cry Cousin Were Forgotten Stored Which Dad Present Profound
A few brands have asked me to design shorts for them. I'm not sure about that. I don't want to have them as a mass product, and suddenly everybody is walking around in them. Juergen Teller
Me Few Design Everybody About Mass Sure Around Walking Brands Want Them Shorts Asked Product Suddenly
I like physical exercise. I cycle, run, and play tennis and football with my son. Juergen Teller
Son Run Physical Tennis Football Like Exercise Cycle Play
It was really inspiring to be in West London in the late 1980s and early 1990s, especially in Mark Lebon's Crunch Studios, where I met people like Ray Petri, Neneh Cherry, Judy Blame, Nick and Barry Kamen, Zoe Bedeaux, and Venetia Scott. Juergen Teller
Blame People Met Mark Late London Inspiring Ray Studios Crunch Like Judy Cherry West Scott Where Really Barry Nick Early Early 1990s
I would be lost without my family. Juergen Teller
Family Lost Would Would-Be Without
I like Ryan McGinley's work. Juergen Teller
Work Like
My father and one of my grandfathers died very early, and female figures have been an influential part of my life. Juergen Teller
Life Father My Life Part Female Been Very Died Influential Grandfathers Figures Early
When I came to London in 1986, I was amazed at how prudish everyone was. Juergen Teller
Everyone London How Amazed Came
I like the idea that things can exist in different formats - in a gallery, a fashion ad, in books. Juergen Teller
Fashion Books Idea Like Exist Different Formats Gallery Things Ad
Quite frankly, if I didn't enjoy the fashion industry, then I wouldn't continue to do it. Juergen Teller
Fashion Enjoy Frankly Industry Continue Quite Quite Frankly Then Fashion Industry
I like the luxurious, dressing-up aspect of fashion. Juergen Teller
Fashion Luxurious Like Aspect
I have a way of opening up people and gaining their trust. I think they can see my vulnerability because I'm unafraid to admit if something doesn't quite work. Juergen Teller
Work Trust People Think Way Unafraid See Admit Something Opening Vulnerability Because Up Quite Gaining
It's important to be involved in different things for me. Juergen Teller
Me Important Involved Different Different Things Things
I've never really understood tattoos. I mean, it's your body - why would you wanna scar it? I don't mind other people's tattoos, but I just never got it. Juergen Teller
You People Mind Other Would Scar Never Got Understood Tattoos Just Wanna Mean Really Body Your Your Body Why
The gallery is generating work for the masses. Kim Weston
Work Generating Masses Gallery
The darkroom is just the means to an end. Kim Weston
Darkroom End Just Means
Being a shy person, I always felt strange outside with my camera. Kim Weston
Strange Outside Felt Always Camera Person Being Shy Shy Person
We all take from our artistic endeavors what we as individuals need, to make the process unique and fulfilling to ourselves. Kim Weston
Our Ourselves Take Individuals Make Endeavors Artistic Process Fulfilling Unique Need
The great thing about this thing we call art is that it has no rules. Kim Weston
Art Great Rules About No Rules Great Thing Call Thing
No matter how fast I could do it with the digital camera I don't think I would get the same thing out of it. The passion I have for formulating an idea stands alone. It is the important essence of what I do. Kim Weston
Alone Passion Matter Digital Important Same Thing Think Out Would Could Idea How Camera Get Same Essence Stands Fast Thing
To me, that is the essence of me as a photographer. It is those ideas, working with them, formulating them and eventually putting them down on paper, photographing them and then going on to the next step. Kim Weston
Me Down Paper Those Photographer Photographing Step Putting Ideas Essence Going Them Then Next Working Next Step Eventually
I don't know, the older I get, the more complicated I think I get, which is a hindrance. Kim Weston
Complicated Older Think More Know Hindrance Get Which
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