Quotes by Photographers

The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda. Robert Capa

Truth Best Truth Is Picture Best Picture Propaganda

Nowadays people's visual imagination is so much more sophisticated, so much more developed, particularly in young people, that now you can make an image which just slightly suggests something, they can make of it what they will. Robert Doisneau

It is always the instantaneous reaction to oneself that produces a photograph. Robert Frank

Photograph Oneself Instantaneous Reaction Always Produces

I should try to get some sleep as one doesn't know what tomorrow may bring. Robert Mapplethorpe

Try Tomorrow Some Know Get May Should Bring Sleep

You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your obligations. Robert Mapplethorpe

Life You Obligations Live Never Up Get Going Anywhere Your

I don't think any collector knows his true motivation. Robert Mapplethorpe

Think Collector True Knows Motivation His Any

When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God. Robert Mapplethorpe

Work Art God Hands Hold

I played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way to educate myself. Robert Mapplethorpe

Myself Good Way Good Way Lighting Around Educate Played Flowers

I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess. Robert Mapplethorpe

Selfish Possess Attribute Am Artists

One must ease the public into it - that's an art in itself. Robert Mapplethorpe

Art Ease Must Itself Public

My theory about creativity is that the more money one has, the more creative one can be. Robert Mapplethorpe

Creative Creativity Money About More Theory

My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be. Robert Mapplethorpe

Me Father Brother Like Wants Dad

I'm not photographing anything naked these days. I haven't been concentrating on bodies recently. Robert Mapplethorpe

Naked Photographing Days Concentrating Been Anything Bodies Recently

I recorded that because it happened to me. I wasn't making a point. Robert Mapplethorpe

Me Recorded Point Because Making Happened

I just try to live my life and do my thing. Robert Mapplethorpe

Life Try My Life Live Just Thing

I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person. Robert Mapplethorpe

Good Good Person Believe Person Just Being

I can't have just anybody assisting me, I need somebody who I can really communicate with. Robert Mapplethorpe

Me Communicate Somebody Just Anybody Really Who Assisting Need

I had a natural feeling for sculpture, and the nudes are my sculpture. Ruth Bernhard

Natural Feeling Had Sculpture

To raise, to elevate, to endorse with timeless reverence the image of woman has been my mission. Ruth Bernhard

Woman Has-Been Mission Reverence Been Timeless Endorse Elevate Image Raise

To indicate the ideal proportion and reveal sculptural mass and the dominating spirit is my goal. Ruth Bernhard

Indicate Spirit Proportion Ideal Mass Reveal Goal Dominating Sculptural

I allowed life to give me presents. And everything just sort of happened the way it was supposed to happen. I did not pursue anything. It more or less pursued me. Ruth Bernhard

When I was young, anywhere I would go in Germany, I would see my father's posters. Everyone knew about him. And he had many friends who were artists who were also quite famous. So, for me, it seemed very natural to be an artist and be known. Ruth Bernhard

Me Natural Father Young Everyone Would See Posters About Seemed Had He Knew Also Him Known Go Were Friends Very Germany Artist Quite Artists Famous Anywhere Who Many