“I never think of myself as an artist. I think of myself as making a point.” Quote by Rondal Partridge
“I have an abiding faith in the fact that time will change the value of photographs. What you see today may be so familiar to everyone that they don't immediately appreciate or value it.” MayFactsTodayValuesAppreciatePhotographFamiliarAbidingAbiding Faith Author:Rondal Partridge
“Photography is a life of learning. That's all I want from photography. I don't want the money. I don't need the fame. I don't need the admiration. I'd like all of those things, but I don't need them. Because what I get from photographing is learning. I have spent my life learning by looking through a lens.” WantNeedsFamePhotographyAdmirationLensesLife Learning Author:Rondal Partridge
“Edward [Weston] was the first artist - and I don't use the word lightly - to make a living doing art photography. Other photographers did commercial work, or worked for the government.” FirstsArtUseGovernmentArtistPhotographyPhotographerArt Photography Author:Rondal Partridge
“It sometimes happens that you just know... You have a feeling that things are coinciding, and that they operate and work on a number of levels - obviously visual aesthetics, but also content and narrative in terms of the bigger picture. When document and metaphor come together.” KnowsSometimesFeelingsHappensTogetherTermLevelsNumbersBiggerMetaphorNarrativeVisualsDocumentsAestheticsBigger Picture Author:Paolo Pellegrin
“In my work, I present questions and concerns. [It's] the opportunity to put a system of antibodies into circulation, without any pretense of making the world a better place, but to start a conversation with the world.” WorldOpportunityConversationConcernBetter PlacePretenseCirculationAntibodies Author:Paolo Pellegrin
“I don't care so much about form. Perhaps I did in the beginning, a long time ago. But now I just want to be as straight and simple and as true as possible.” WantLongCareFormSimpleLong TimeDon't CareI Don't CareLong Time Ago Author:Anders Petersen
“There is not a big difference between life and taking pictures... You're in the middle of life, you're living, making love, eating, sleeping - and photography is part of it. And I don't say this because I'm being romantic. I say this because that's just the way it happens to be.” WayBigsHappensDifferencesSleepMiddleEatingPhotographyMaking LoveTaking Pictures Author:Anders Petersen
“For me, the camera is like an entrance to the private lives of other people. And if you are curious like me, it is a fantastic tool.” PeopleIfsToolsCamerasLike MeCuriousFantasticPrivate LifeEntrancesLives Of Others Author:Anders Petersen
“Don't be afraid to take bad pictures, because good pictures are the mistakes of bad pictures.” Mistake Author:Gueorgui Pinkhassov
“The power of our Muse lies in her meaninglessness. Even the style can turn one into a slave if one does not run away from it, and then one is doomed to repeat oneself.” IfsDoeRunningLyingTurnsStyleSlaveOneselfRepeatsRunning AwayDoomedMuseMeaninglessness Author:Gueorgui Pinkhassov