1,962 Quotes About Photography

I think there is an element of magic in photography — light, chemistry, precious metals — a certain alchemy. You can wield a camera like a magic wand almost. Murmur the right words and you can conjure up proof of a dream. I believe in wonder. I look for it in my life every day; I find it in the most ordinary things.

Oglądając prace jednego z moskiewskich fotografów, pomyślałem, że u nas liczni fotografowie zostali malarzami, a malarze fotografami. O ile to dobre dla fotografów, o tyle złe dla malarzy. Z wszystkich "-izmów" w sztuce najmniej godny jest fotografizm.

The canvas is the door to another dimension. The paintbrush is the key.

A picture was a motionless record of motion. An arrested representation of life. A picture was the kiss of death pretending to possess immutability.

An art prodigy of the 21st century has yet to be crowned. Or have they?

The visual arts will one day be king. The pop stars and celebrities soon to be forgotten.

Art is unpredictable.

(...) photography opened up quite a little Pandora's box, kiddies. (...) Once we no longer had to depend on drawing and painting to record our existence — once they became an option — they mutated . . . into a form of expression. And Art for its own sake, God help us, was born.

Regarding the creative: never assume you're the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you're masterful.