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Quote by Richard Avedon

“My photographs don't go below the surface. They don't go below anything. They're readings of the surface. I have great faith in surfaces. A good one is full of clues.”

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Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon was an American photographer renowned for his distinctive portrait photography style. His work spanned multiple genres, including fashion, art, and celebrity portraiture. Avedon's photographs are known for their direct, sometimes confrontational style, often challenging the boundaries of traditional photography. more

“Snapshots that have been taken of me working show something I was not aware of at all, that over and over again I'm holding my own body or my own hands exactly like the person I'm photographing. I never knew I did that, and obviously what I'm doing is trying to feel, actually physically feel, the way he or she feels at the moment I'm photographing them in order to deepen the sense of connection.”

Way Feels Trying Persons Has Beens Moments Shows Body Hands Order My Own Taken Connections Photographer Snapshots

Author:Richard Avedon

“The good photographer will produce a competent picture every time whatever his subject. But only when his subject makes and immediate and direct appeal to his own interests will he produce a work of distinction.”

Interest Subjects Produce Direct Photographer Appeals Distinction Competent

Book:Bill Brandt: Selected Texts & Bibliography

Source: Bill Brandt: Selected Texts & Bibliography

“Photographers should follow their own judgment, and not the fads and dictates of others.”

Should Judgment Photographer Fads

Book:Bill Brandt: Selected Texts & Bibliography

Source: Bill Brandt: Selected Texts & Bibliography

“Inquiry is more important than answers, for it is the questions we ask and the way in which we ask them that defines us.”