13 Quotes by Lewis Hine

If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera.

While photographs may not lie, liars may photograph.

If you can take photographs with language, I'm taking one right now.

I have always been more interested in persons than in people.

Photography is an empathy towards the world.

Photographs don’t lie, but liars may photograph

In the early days of my child labor activities I was an investigator with a camera attachment... but the emphasis became reversed until the camera stole the whole show.

I wanted to show the thing that had to be corrected: I wanted to show the things that had to be appreciated.

Photography can light-up darkness and expose ignorance.