“The very act of representation has been so thoroughly challenged in recent years by postmodern theories that it is impossible not to see the flaws everywhere, in any practice of photography. Traditional genres in particular-journalism, documentary studies, and fine-art photography-have become shells, or forms emptied of meaning.” YearsHas BeensArtFormPracticeStudyImpossibleParticularTheoryFinePhotographyTraditionalJournalismGenreFlawsShellsRepresentationDocumentariesFine ArtsPostmodernArt Photography Author:Richard Misrach
“Beauty is everywhere. And my photography came naturally without any particular inspirations growing up.” InspirationGrowing UpGrowingParticularPhotography Author:Keira Knightley
“I had the attitude that I would work with this present-day material and do the best I could to describe it with photography, not intending to make any particular comment about whether it was good or bad or whether I liked it or not. It was just there, and I was interested in it. That's what I still do today.” StillsTodayAttitudeParticularMaterialsPhotographyCommentDo The BestPresent Day Author:William Eggleston
“Pure photography is a system of picture-making that describes more or less faithfully what might be seen through a rectangular frame from a particular vantage point at a given moment.” MomentsMightGivenParticularPurePhotographyVantage Point Author:John Szarkowski
“Over the past two decades, the boundary between photography and other media like painting, sculpture, or performance has become increasingly porous. It would seem that each medium has absorbed the other, leaving the photographic residing everywhere, but nowhere in particular.” TwoSeemsPastMediaParticularPaintingPhotographyPerformancesLeavingDecadesBoundariesMediumsSculptureOver The Past Book:Each Wild Idea: Writing, Photography, History Source: Each Wild Idea: Writing, Photography, History
“... the possibility of one particular photographer's pictures lying around the corner is never realized until the photographer is there. It's one of the enigmas of photography.” LyingPossibilityParticularPhotographyPhotographerCornersAround The CornerEnigma Author:Alex Webb
“In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular... sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice.” IfsMindFeelingsEyeChanceAbilityPracticeParticularPhotographySightPhotographPrintIntuitiveGood Chance Author:Ansel Adams
“I like to think I keep my mind open. When I walk the streets I don't look for anything in particular. I come from a philosophy that believes you shouldn't have preconceived notions - that you don't need a gimmick. That you should just photograph what you react to - what you see.” ThinkingNeedsShouldMindBelieveLooksPhilosophyWalksStreetsParticularPhotographyNotionPhotographerPhotographGimmicksPreconceived Notions Author:Elliott Erwitt
“There's no particular class of photograph that I think is any better than any other class. I'm always and forever looking for the image that has spirit! I don't give a damn how it got made.” ThinkingGivingMadeSpiritClassForeverParticularPhotographyPhotographerPhotographDamnDon't Give A DamnAlways And ForeverI Don't Give A Damn Author:Minor White
“The destination of the photograph is to reveal what something or somebody looked like, under a particular set of conditions, at a particular moment in time, and to transmit the results to others.” MomentsResultsConditionsParticularPhotographyPhotographDestinationMoments In TimeTransmit Author:David Hurn
“Photographs bear witness to a human choice being exercised in a given situation. A photograph is a result of the photographer's decision that it is worth recording that this particular event or this particular object has been seen. If everything that existed were continually being photographed, every photograph would become meaningless.” IfsHumansHas BeensChoicesGivenDecisionResultsSituationEventsObjectsParticularBearsPhotographyPhotographerPhotographWitnessMeaningless Book:Selected Essays of John Berger Source: Selected Essays of John Berger
“What you see is real - but only on the particular level to which you've developed your sense of seeing. You can expand your reality by developing new ways of perceiving.” WayRealRealityLevelsSeeingParticularPhotographyPhotographerDevelopingNew Ways Author:Wynn Bullock
“When the novice photographer starts taking pictures, he carries his camera about and shoots everything that interests him. There comes a time when he must crystallize his ideas and set off in an particular direction. He must learn that shooting for the sake of shooting is dull and unprofitable.” IdeasInterestParticularPhotographyCamerasPhotographerSakeShootingDullCarrieThere Comes A TimeTaking PicturesNovices Author:Alexey Brodovitch
“The personality and style of a photographer usually limits the type of subject with which he deals best. For example Cartier-Bresson is very interested in people and in travel; these things plus his precise feeling for geometrical relationships determine the type of pictures he takes best. What is of value is that a particular photographer sees the subject differently. A good picture must be a completely individual expression which intrigues the viewer and forces him to think.” PeopleThinkingFeelingsValuesIndividualForceDealsSubjectsStyleExampleParticularExpressionTypePersonalityLimitsPhotographyPhotographerDeterminePlusPreciseViewersIntrigueCartierIndividual Expression Author:Alexey Brodovitch
“What is of value is that a particular photographer sees the subject differently than I do. A good picture must be a completely individual expression which intrigues the viewer and forces him to think.” ThinkingValuesIndividualForceSubjectsParticularExpressionPhotographyPhotographerViewersIntrigueIndividual Expression Author:Alexey Brodovitch