“Fine-art photography is a very small world associated with galleries, museums, and university art programs. It's not like rock music; the products of this world have never been widely seen because the artists are often exploring things that are not already coded in general consciousness. It's not that photographers don't want to be famous, it's just that very few of the views from the edges of culture make the mainstream. Ansel Adams was an exception.” WorldWantArtArtistCultureViewsConsciousnessRocksThis WorldProductsFinePhotographyProgramPhotographerUniversityEdgesExceptionMuseumsMainstreamExploringGalleryFine ArtsRock MusicSmall WorldArt Photography Author:Mark Klett
“Photography is about finding out what can happen in the frame. When you put four edges around some facts, you change those facts.” FactsHappensInspiringFourFindingsPhotographyPhotographEdgesInspirational PhotographyInspiring PhotographyStreet Photography Author:Garry Winogrand
“I think the best pictures are often on the edges of any situation, I don't find photographing the situation nearly as interesting as photographing the edges.” ThinkingInterestingSituationPhotographyPhotographerEdgesGreat PhotographyBest Picture Author:William Albert Allard
“Great photography is always on the edge of failure.” PhotographyPhotographerEdgesGreat Photography Author:Garry Winogrand
“The central act of photography, the act of choosing and eliminating, forces a concentration on the picture edge - the line that separates in from out - and on the shapes that are created by it.” ForceLinesShapesPhotographyEdgesConcentrationEliminating Author:John Szarkowski
“Every day I am aware of the flow and constant change; perhaps I am at the edge of discovering what more our bodies might be able to teach about the spirit of life. At least, I am always exploring and trying to understand our relationship to the whole universe.” TryingWholeBodyMightAbleSpiritUniverseTeachPhotographyFlowConstantEdgesDiscoveringOur RelationshipExploringSpirit Of Life Author:Ruth Bernhard
“My pictures must first be beautiful, but that beauty is not enough. I strive to convey an underlying edge of anxiety, of isolation, of fear.” FirstsEnoughBeautifulFearBeautyAnxietyPhotographyStriveEdgesIsolationConveyingAmerican Landscape Author:Gregory Crewdson