63 Quotes by Ernst Haas

Only a vision - that is what one must have.

in the smallest cells are reflections of the largest. And in photography, through an interplay of scales, a whole universe within a universe can be revealed.

I prefer to be noticed some day, first for my ideas and second for my good eye...

The most important lens you have is your legs

Photography is a transformation, not a reproduction.

Every work of art has its necessity; find out your very own. Ask yourself if you would do it if nobody would ever see it, if you would never be compensated for it, if nobody ever wanted it. If you come to a clear ‘yes’ in spite of it, then go ahead and don’t doubt it anymore.

In every artist there is poetry. In every human being there is the poetic element. We know, we feel, we believe.

My theory of composition? Simple: do not release the shutter until everything in the viewfinder feels just right.

You don’t take pictures, the good ones happen to you.