Famous Photography Quotes- Thursday Thirteen
Published on Nov 14th, 2007 in Thursday Thirteen with
This week I am taking part in Thursday Thirteen and my Thursday Thirteen is about Famous Photography Quotes. Here are some of the quotes I have found:
13 Photo Quotes
- The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition. W. H. Auden
- My quest, through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity. To indicate the ideal proportion, to reveal sculptural mass and the dominating spirit is my goal. Ruth Bernhard
- A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. William Blake
- I feel all things as dynamic events, being, changing, and interacting with each other in space and time even as I photograph them.Wynn Bullock
- The camera is an instrument of detection. We photograph not only what we know, but also what we don’t know. Lisette Model
- Mysteries lie all around us, even in the most familiar things, waiting only to be perceived. Wynn Bullock
- The artist’s world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep. Paul Strand
- If you are not passionately devoted to an idea, you can make very pleasant pictures but they won’t make you cry. Ruth Bernhard
- The meaning of quality in photography’s best pictures lies written in the language of vision. That language is learned by chance, not system. Walker Evans
- A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know. Diane Arbus
- Growth is a spiral process, doubling back on itself, reassessing and regrouping. Julia Margaret Cameron
- When we are angry or depressed in our creativity, we have misplaced our power. We have allowed someone else to determine our worth, and then we are angry at being undervalued. Julia Margaret Cameron
- The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention. Julia Margaret Cameron
Good choice of quotes. I really like number 6. How lovely!
I have to admit that I never thought to listen to a photographer. (blushing) How embarrassing - because clearly they have interesting things to say!
Happy TT!
Now that is a brilliant list of quotes. I got stuck for awhile on the first one, thinking about what Auden said and how—actually—it is true. The last one also really struck me. Those are the sort that make you stop and think. I love the Arbus one about photographs as well.
yeah, bookmarking these.
Good list! The Blake quote is so true!