1256 quotes by photographers for you to enjoy

Being born, especially being born a person of color, is a political act in itself. Andres Serrano

Political Born Color Political Act Itself Person Being Act

I have never voted in my life. Andres Serrano

Life My Life Never Voted

Whenever possible, I operate outside the system. Andres Serrano

System Possible Outside Operate Whenever

I am an artist first and a photographer second. Andres Serrano

First Photographer Am Artist Second

My use of the medium - photography - is in some ways traditional. Andres Serrano

Photography Medium Ways Some Traditional Use

For me, the brand of the camera is not the most important thing. I think you can take good pictures with the camera on your phone. Anja Niedringhaus

Good Me You Phone Important Think Take Pictures Most Most Important Thing Important Thing Camera Brand The Most Important Your Thing

I think to be afraid is very important. It's to save your life, too. And over the years, each of us, and all my colleagues, we developed certain antennas. I can't really say why I don't want to go right or left. It's a feeling, and I trust mostly my feelings. Anja Niedringhaus

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I have seen streets where someone said it's all fine, and then it was full of land mines. Anja Niedringhaus

Seen Mines Fine Someone Said Where Land Then Full Streets

I am impressed with what happens when someone stays in the same place and you took the same picture over and over and it would be different, every single frame. Annie Leibovitz

You Picture Single Every Took Frame Would Would-Be Be Different Stays Someone Over Am Impressed Same Different Happens Place

I sometimes find the surface interesting. To say that the mark of a good portrait is whether you get them or get the soul - I don't think this is possible all of the time. Annie Leibovitz

Time Good You Soul Sometimes Think Mark Say Possible Find Surface Get Whether Interesting Them Portrait

When I started working for Rolling Stone, I became very interested in journalism and thought maybe that's what I was doing, but it wasn't true. What became important was to have a point of view. Annie Leibovitz

Thought Important Point Point Of View True Journalism Became Doing Very Stone Rolling Rolling Stone Maybe Interested Working View Started

I've learned to create a palette, a vocabulary of ways to take pictures. Annie Leibovitz

Ways Vocabulary Take Pictures Learned Create Palette

As a young person, and I know it's hard to believe that I was shy, but you could take your camera, and it would take you to places: it was like having a friend, like having someone to go out with and look at the world. I would do things with a camera I wouldn't do normally if I was just by myself. Annie Leibovitz

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