Ruth Bernhard

The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations – each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony. Ruth Bernhard I never question what to do, it tells me what to do. The photographs make themselves with my help. Ruth Bernhard [...]

Cecil Beaton

Mrs Woolf’s complaint should be addressed to her creator, who made her, rather than me. Cecil Beaton What is elegance? Soap and water! Cecil Beaton Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means… airline insurance replaces the fear of death with the comforting prospect of cash. Cecil Beaton [...]

David Bailey

Every man who is high up loves to think that he has done it all himself; and the wife smiles, and lets it go at that. David Bailey I never cared for fashion much, amusing little seams and witty little pleats: it was the girls I liked. David Bailey A positive attitude can really make [...]

Diane Arbus

You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw. Diane Arbus My favourite thing is to go where I’ve never been. Diane Arbus Nothing is ever the same as they said it was. Diane Arbus Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. [...]

William Albert Allard

Words and pictures can work together to communicate more powerfully than either alone. William Albert Allard You’ve got to push yourself harder. You’ve got to start looking for pictures nobody else could take. You’ve got to take the tools you have and probe deeper. William Albert Allard What’s really important is to simplify. The work [...]

Harry Callahan

I wish more people felt that photography was an adventure the same as life itself and felt that their individual feelings were worth expressing. To me, that makes photography more exciting. Harry Callahan Experience is the best teacher of all. And for that, there are no guarantees that one will become an artist. Only the [...]

Imogen Cunningham

There are certain things you don’t discuss with Ansel, especially if you don’t agree. Imogen Cunningham Well, I turn people into human beings by not making them into gods. Imogen Cunningham Anybody is influenced by where and how he lives. Imogen Cunningham I’d never kill myself for a man. I wouldn’t do it for anybody. [...]

Ansel Adams

Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships. Ansel Adams I tried to keep both arts alive, but the camera won. I found that while the camera does not express the soul, perhaps a photograph can! Ansel Adams Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s [...]

Robert Adams

Television probably has become the most evocative, widely observed signpost we have. Robert Adams No place is boring, if you’ve had a good night’s sleep and have a pocket full of unexposed film. Robert Adams

Berenice Abbott

Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past. Berenice Abbott There are many teachers who could ruin you. Before you know it you could be a pale copy of this teacher or that teacher. You have to evolve on your own. Berenice Abbott I didn’t decide to be [...]

Sam Abell

My best work is often almost unconscious and occurs ahead of my ability to understand it. Sam Abell A mad, keen photographer needs to get out into the world and work and make mistakes. Sam Abell Photography, alone of the arts, seems perfected to serve the desire humans have for a moment – this very [...]