Photography can capture everything from raw emotions to the beauty of nature. It has a remarkable ability to freeze time and evoke emotions by telling stories without uttering a single word. Quotes by photographers incorporate the essence and spirit of every photographer. Each of these quotes sheds light on perspectives, technical skills, and profound observations that come together to create stunning visual narratives. You should read these quotes by photographers if you are seeking some motivation.
Alfred Stieglitz
- “In photography, there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.”
Unknown
- “When words become unclear, I shall focus on photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.”
Edward Weston
- “If I have any ‘message’ worth giving to a beginner it is that there are no shortcuts in photography.”
Duane Michals
- “Photography deals exquisitely with appearances, but nothing is what it appears to be.”
Dorothea Lange
- “Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.”
Dorothea Lange
- “The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”
Karl Lagerfeld
- “What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.”
Paul Strand
- “Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who sees.”
Paul Caponigro
- “It’s one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it’s another thing to make a portrait of who they are.”
Annie Leibovitz
- “A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people.”
Marc Riboud
- “Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.”
Ansel Adams
- “The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!”
Malick Sidibé
- “It’s a world, someone’s face. When I capture it, I see the future of the world.”
Scott Lorenzo
- “The picture that you took with your camera is the imagination you want to create with reality.”
Andy Warhol
- “The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.”
Ansel Adams
- “There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.”
Richard Avedon
- “A photographic portrait is a picture of someone who knows he is being photographed.”
Garry Winogrand
- “Photographers mistake the emotion they feel while taking the photo as a judgment that the photograph is good.”
Ernst Haas
- “There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are.”
Dorothea Lange
- “Photographers stop photographing subjects too soon before they have exhausted the possibilities.”
Images have the power to convey emotions without even directly speaking about them. We hope these quotes by photographers inspire you in your journey to becoming a better photographer. You can keep them to increase focus on your passion for photography.
