“If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many photographers use the camera to avoid participating in things. They become professional observers.”
Quote by Robert Mapplethorpe
Author
Robert Mapplethorpe
Robert Mapplethorpe was an American photographer known for his bold and controversial works. His photography covered a range of subjects including portraiture, nudes, plants, and still lifes, with his human nude photography being particularly famous. Mapplethorpe's work sparked widespread debate in the art world and among the public, and his style has had a profound influence on photographers that followed. more
You May Also Like
“I'm not photographing anything naked these days. I haven't been concentrating on bodies recently.”
Source: Robert Mapplethorpe: the perfect moment
“The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.”
“When I wear the national team shirt, its sole contact with my skin makes it stand on an end.”