Quotes by Photographers

Police are supposed to protect and serve, but sadly, they protect their self-interest first and foremost. Seph Lawless
Police First Supposed Sadly Protect Self-Interest Foremost Serve
To find beauty in the most grotesque things is a gift. Seph Lawless
Gift Beauty Find Most Grotesque Things
To be inside an abandoned mall is surreal. Often times I feel like I'm the last person alive on the planet. Seph Lawless
Alive Abandoned Inside Feel Like Surreal Mall Times Person Often Planet Last
I don't over-photoshop my images; I really don't like to do that so much. Seph Lawless
Like Much Really Images
I like to show subjects inside a sealed veneer. There's a sense that you can't get in. Steven Klein
You Sense Inside Veneer Like Subjects Get Show Sealed
I like what's obscure. Steven Klein
Obscure Like
I was digging in the backyard to get my own clay and making pottery. And then I started taking pictures and built my own darkroom. I would go out at six in the morning and just take pictures. Steven Klein
Morning Own Digging Out Backyard Would Darkroom My Own Clay Pottery Take Taking Pictures Built Making Go Get Six Just Then Started
There was a mental institution near my house, and I would donate time teaching mentally ill patients how to do ceramics. I photographed them as well. So those were my first pictures. Steven Klein
Time First Those Photographed Would Mental Mentally Pictures Institution House Well How Were Donate Patients Them Teaching Ill Near
The funny thing is that I almost find it more difficult now to take a still picture than to be behind a moving camera. I'm just so much more inspired and comfortable and confident when I have that whole operation going. I feel more connected. Snapping a moment doesn't seem relevant to me anymore. Steven Klein
Funny Me Picture Difficult Funny Thing Relevant Find Seem More Inspired Take Almost Feel Operation Comfortable Still Camera Than Going Confident Behind Just Anymore Moving Much Moment Connected Whole Now Thing
I like using snapshot cameras because they're idiot-proof. I have bad eyesight, and I'm no good at focusing big cameras. Terry Richardson
Good Big Focusing Bad Eyesight Like Because Cameras Snapshot Using
I always say I make pictures rather than take pictures. Terry Richardson
Say Rather Take Pictures Make Always Than
I want my photos to be fresh and urgent. A good photograph should be a call to arms. Terry Richardson
Good Photograph Photos Arms Call Fresh Want Urgent Should
It's insane, the Internet. Totally craziness. Like a little cancer. People can just do whatever they want, say whatever they want, be totally anonymous. It's totally out of control. Terry Richardson
People Cancer Internet Whatever Control Say Insane Out Totally Like Anonymous Just Want Little Craziness
Going into a shoot not fully knowing what I want to do - that excitement, that thing that happens, is just so powerful and makes such great pictures. Terry Richardson
Great Excitement Powerful Pictures Knowing Makes Shoot Going Just Want Happens Fully Thing
Over the course of my career, I have come to accept that some of my more provocative work courts controversy, and as an artist, I value the discourse that arises from this. I can only hope for this discourse to be informed by fact, so that whether you love my work or hate it, you give it, and me, the benefit of the truth. Terry Richardson
Work Love Truth Hope Me You Hate Value Benefit Some Give More Only Fact Arises Over Come Accept Course Courts Discourse Provocative Artist Controversy Whether Informed Career
Initial feedback we got from people was that Poker could and should be a product in its own right. For us, that was definitely a case of us not seeing the forest for the trees since we are Poker nuts. Tim Page
People Feedback Own Trees Nuts Definitely Seeing Case Could Poker Since Got Forest Us Should Product Initial Right
Together, we created the STACKED brand and have really taken the product up two or three notches. Tim Page
Together Three Taken Up Brand Stacked Notch Created Really Product Two
It is really hard to make it convincing enough that you forget you are playing a video game. Tim Page
You Game Enough Make Forget Video Video Game Really Convincing Hard Playing
First off, the PS2 and PSP can play against each other online. Tim Page
First Other Online Off Against Each Play
The key to online play really is multi-table tournaments. Tim Page
Key Online Tournaments Really Play
Your aim as a photographer is to get a picture of that person that means something. Portraits aren't fantasies; they need to tell a truth. Tim Walker
Truth Picture Aim Tell Photographer Something Person Get Fantasies Means Your Portraits Need
Looking back at my earlier pictures, I think that the work is very much coming from the same place. I have gone through a period of challenging myself with a complicated idea to currently challenging myself with the idea of simplicity. Tim Walker
Work Myself Complicated Simplicity Looking Looking Back Gone Think Back Through Idea Pictures Period Coming Very Same Currently Place Much Challenging Earlier
Only photograph what you love. Tim Walker
Love You Photograph Only What You Love
Fantasy isn't something I put into the pictures; I don't try and inject them with a sense of play. But it's about being an honest photographer; a photograph is as much of a mirror of the photographer as it is the subject. Tim Walker
Try Mirror Sense Photograph Photographer About Something Put Pictures Subject Being Them Fantasy Much Play Honest
When I was at college, the idea of fashion was more immediate to me, whereas art photography, the depth of it, was a different thing. Storytelling - fanciful storytelling - can only be told through fashion photography. It's the perfect way to play with fantasy and dreams. Tim Walker
Art Dreams Fashion Me Photography College Way Immediate More Only Perfect Through Idea Different Whereas Fanciful Storytelling Fantasy Depth Different Thing Play Thing
It is very difficult to make the ideas in my head come to life, but what is harder is making them look effortless. Tim Walker
Life Difficult Head Come Ideas Look Make Making Very Effortless Them Harder
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