“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.”
“A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.”
“There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.”
“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.”
“You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, and the people you have loved.”
“Sometimes I arrive just when God’s ready to have someone click the shutter.”
“Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation, and execution.”
“A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.”
“The negative is the equivalent of the composer’s score, and the print the performance.”
“There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.”
“Not everybody trusts paintings, but people believe photographs.”
“The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it.”
“To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces.”
“In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.”
“I hope my work will encourage self-expression in others and stimulate the search for beauty and creative excitement in the world around us.”
“A photograph is usually looked at—seldom looked into.”
“Art is both the taking and giving of beauty, the turning out to the light of the inner folds of the awareness of the spirit.”
“Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer—and often the supreme disappointment.”
“A good photograph is knowing where to stand.”
“There is a vast world of experience beyond the world of the self-centered ego.”
“It is all about light, and the scale of tonal values. I consider myself very fortunate that I’ve learned this.”
“The only things in my life that compatibly exist with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit.”
“Sometimes I think I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.”
“Beauty comes first. Victory is secondary. What matters is joy.”
“Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.”
“I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful—an endless prospect of magic and wonder.”
“The whole world is, to me, very much ‘alive’—all the little growing things, even the rocks.”
“Photography helps people to see.”
“A photograph is not an accident—it is a concept.”
“Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world.”
“The world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.”
“The more you know, the more you see.”
“I have often had a retrospective vision where everything in my past life seems to fall with significance into logical sequence.”
“To visualize an image is the ability to imagine the final print at the moment when the shutter is released.”
“A clear sense of values and a secure sense of self are the most important tools a photographer can possess.”
“You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, and the people you have loved.”
“Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.”
“Ansel Adams said: The best way to learn about anything is to do it in an uninhibited and passionate manner.”
“I believe that the world’s beauty has the power to transform and to heal.”
“A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.”
“It is my intention to present through the medium of photography intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators.”
“Photographers are like children; they like to explore the world through their lens.”
“The beauty of the natural world lies in the details.”
“It is all about finding the calm in the chaos.”
“I can look at a fine art photograph and sometimes I can hear music.”
“Each one of us is nature’s child, imbued with a deep sense of awe for the beauty of life and the gift of existence.”
“I believe in the power of vision, and photography is its best tool.”
“In nature, the smallest moments hold the most profound truths.”
“We are part of this earth; it is not ours to own but ours to cherish.”
“Light is life, and photography is the art of capturing it.”