58 Quotes by Dorothea Lange

The people who are garrulous and wear their heart on their sleeve and tell you everything, that's one kind of person, but the fellow who's hiding behind a tree and hoping you don't see him is the fellow that you'd better find out why.

A camera teaches you how to see without a camera.

I many times encountered courage, real courage. Undeniable courage. I've heard it said that that was the highest quality of the human animal. I encountered that many times, in unexpected places. And I have learned to recognize it when I see it.

It is not enough to photograph the obviously picturesque.

I believe that what we call beautiful is generally a by-product.

A camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera.

The words that come direct from the people are the greatest... If you substitute one out of your own vocabulary, it disappears before your eyes.

Pick a theme and work it to exhaustion... the subject must be something you truly love or truly hate.

The visual life is an enormous undertaking, practically unattainable.