58 Quotes by Dorothea Lange

No country has ever closely scrutinized itself visually.

A documentary photograph is not a factual photograph.

Surefire things are deadening to the human spirit.

Hands off! I do not molest what I photograph, I do not meddle and I do not arrange.

No country has ever closely scrutinized itself visually ... I know what we could make of it if people only thought we could dare look at ourselves.

Being disabled gave me an immense advantage. People are kinder to you. It puts you on a different level than if you go into a situation whole and secure.

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.

I had to get my camera to register things that were more important than how poor they were--their pride, their strength, their spirit.

You put your camera around your neck along with putting on your shoes, and there it is, an appendage of the body that shares your life with you. The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.