“If a medium is representational by nature of the realistic image formed by a lens, I see no reason why we should stand on our heads to distort that function. On the contrary, we should take hold of that very quality, make use of it, and explore it to the fullest.” IfsShouldReasonUseQualityFunctionPhotographerContraryMediumsReason WhyNo ReasonRealisticLenses Book:Berenice Abbott, photographer: a modern vision : a selection of photographs and essays Source: Berenice Abbott, photographer: a modern vision : a selection of photographs and essays
“Photography was the medium preeminently qualified to unite art with science. Photography was born in the years which ushered in the scientific age, an offspring of both science and art.” YearsArtAgeBornPhotographyPhotographerMediumsQualifiedOffspringArt And Science Author:Berenice Abbott
“I believe there is no more creative medium than photography to recreate the living world of our time. Photography gladly accepts the challenge because it is at home in its element: namely, realism - real life - the now.” WorldBelieveRealHomeI BelieveChallengesAcceptingCreativeElementsPhotographyPhotographerReal LifeMediumsOur TimeRealism Author:Berenice Abbott
“What to me is anathema - a corpse-like, outmoded hangover - is for photography to be a bad excuse for another medium. ... Is not photography good enough in itself, that it must be made to look like something else, supposedly superior?” LooksMadeEnoughPhotographyExcuseSuperiorsMediumsGood EnoughCorpsesLike SomethingHangoverAnathema Book:A guide to better photography Source: A guide to better photography
“Photography can never grow up if it imitates some other medium. It has to walk alone; it has to be itself.” IfsGrowsWalksGrowing UpPhotographyMediumsLandscape Photography Book:The Berenice Abbott portfolios Source: The Berenice Abbott portfolios
