78 Quotes by Jay Maisel

If the light is great in front of you, you should turn around and see what it is doing behind you.

All these factors are only valuable if you’re curious. But in any case, the more knowledge you have, the more things are open and available to you.

I’ve always felt that photographers who say, “They used the wrong picture,” have only themselves to blame. They gave them the “wrong” picture. I didn’t worry because I only gave them pictures that worked. It’s my obligation to take out all the “wrong” pictures.

There are rules about perception, but not about photography.

It’s not just when you shoot, or what you shot, or where you shoot, it’s the combination of the three.

It’s my obligation to take out all the ‘wrong’ pictures.

I take pictures, and they are there for the taking. I’ll tell you a quote that I have always thought about. Arthur Miller said, I try to create the poem from the evidence.

Money and fame that photography can bring you are wonderful, but nothing can compare to the joy of seeing something new.

Pain is not a conduit to art or joy.