“As a senior in high school my counselor recommended that I soften my science and math direction with an art course. Fortunately my high school offered a new course in B&W photography, so I opted for that instead of art, towards which I had an aversion. Composition is something that comes pretty naturally to me and I appreciate ordered chaos: the photo class turned out to be fun.” ArtSchoolCoursesFunClassPhotographyHigh SchoolAppreciateChaosMathCompositionSeniorAversionCounselorHigh School Senior Author:Peter Menzel
“Press information is serious information, but press information is also manipulated by people who want you to think that this and that happened. So it's the old thing that you still cannot trust photography at all or you have to know who is distributing the photograph. In terms of cell phone photography, I think nobody cares about a photograph anymore because they're taking so many pictures just for fun.” PeopleThinkingCareFunTermSeriousPhotographyPhotographCell PhoneNobody Cares Author:Thomas Ruff
“When you're modeling you're actually acting for the camera and the photographer. It's more fun, too because there are no lines to memorize.” FunLinesActingPhotographyCamerasPhotographerModeling Author:Cindy Margolis
“i'm beginning to feel like this. caught the incredible sunshine just in the nick of time today on my walk. the wall of rain approaching from the west desert was pretty spectacular, too. along with being gorgeous, it was sooo muddy. which made driving home in no shoes so very fun :) if only i could post photos here! a picture is worth a thousand words, yes? If a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it's as though I've neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up.” IfsFeelsMadeHomeTodayFunWalksExistenceWallThousandEssentialsPhotographyRainWake UpWestIncrediblesShoesForgottenCaughtDrivingPostsDesertRelatedSunshineGorgeousSpectacularNeglectedMuddyDriving HomePicture Is Worth A Thousand Words Author:Richard Avedon