Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Sam Abell

Quote by Sam Abell

“I will just say, appropriation is an intellectual idea until it happens to you. It's a philosophy, and it's got its own intellectual framework. Then there's what happens when it's your photograph. Then it's personal, and that's all I'll say.”

Quote by Sam Abell

Create image

Author

Sam Abell
Sam Abell

Sam Abell is a renowned American photographer, born on February 19, 1945. His photography focuses on natural landscapes and humanistic documentation, characterized by a unique style and widespread acclaim. more

You May Also Like

“In my first class at the University of Kentucky, my American Literature professor came in, and the first sentence out of his mouth was "The central theme of American Literature is an attempt to reconcile what we've done to the New World." wrote that down in my notebook, and thought, "What is he talking about?" But that's what I think about now. The New World and what we've done to it.”

ThinkingWorldFirstsDoneLiteratureTalkingClassMouthsUniversitySentencesThemeProfessorsNew WorldNotebookReconcileFirst ClassKentuckyAmerican Literature
Author:Sam Abell
Create image

“I did a story for the Geographic on Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and Stephen Ambrose was the writer. He said, "I've got the easiest job in the world. I just have to re-tell the story of the greatest fishing, camping, hunting, canoeing trip of all time. You, Sam, have the hardest job, which is, pretend like nothing has happened in the last 200 years.”

WorldYearsSaidStoriesJobsLastsHappenedHardestAll TimeFishingHuntingCampingHardest JobCanoeing
Author:Sam Abell
Create image