32 Quotes by Joe McNally

I can't tell you how many pictures I've missed just 'cause I've been so hell bent on getting the shot I think I want.

A career in photography is a journey without a destination.

We make pictures. At the end of the day, we create something potentially significant that did not exist at the beginning of the day. We go forward, despite the uncertainty. Because this is an act of love and passion, which defies reason and prudence.

Do not be afraid of mistakes. They will be with you always,every time you put a camera to your eye. [If you] shoot safe, and don't at least occasionally court disaster, you are not trying. Time to hang up the camera.

The most important piece of equipment in your bag is your attitude

Always remember to make room to shoot what you love. It's the only way to keep your heart beating as a photographer.

No matter how much crap you gotta plow through to stay alive as a photographer, no matter how many bad assignments, bad days, bad clients, snotty subjects, obnoxious handlers, wigged-out art directors, technical disasters, failures of the mind, body, and will, all the shouldas, couldas, and wouldas that befuddle our brains and creep into our dreams, always remember to make room to shoot what you love. It's the only way to keep your heart beating as a photographer.

If you're not having fun, your pictures will reflect that.

Our pictures are our footprints. It’s the best way to tell people we were here.