“I think the important decision for a photographer is to choose a subject that intensely interests him or her.” ThinkingImportantInterestDecisionSubjectsPhotographerImportant Decisions Author:Berenice Abbott
“Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past.” PastSubjectsPhotographyPhotographerPhotographPhotography By PhotographersInspirational PhotographyInspiring Photography Author:Berenice Abbott
“I took to photography like a duck to water. I never wanted to do anything else. Excitement about the subject is the voltage which pushes me over the mountain of drudgery necessary to produce the final photograph.” WantedWaterSubjectsProduceMountainPhotographyFinalsPhotographerPhotographExcitementDucksDrudgeryVoltage 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
“Actually, documentary pictures include every subject in the world - good, bad, indifferent. I have yet to see a fine photograph which is not a good document.” WorldSubjectsFinePhotographerPhotographIndifferentDocumentsDocumentaries Author:Berenice Abbott
“I agree that all good photographs are documents, but I also know that all documents are certainly not good photographs. Furthermore, a good photographer does not merely document, he probes the subject, he 'uncovers' it.” KnowsDoeSubjectsAgreePhotographerPhotographDocuments Author:Berenice Abbott
