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“Above all, life for a photographer cannot be a matter of indifference”
― Robert Frank

“People spot a big black lens, and they worry about what they're doing, or how their hair looks. Nobody see the person holding the camera.”
― Erica O'Rourke, Torn

“It is through living that we discover ourselves, at the same time as we discover the world around us.”
― Henri Cartier-Bresson, Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century

“What's really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing: get rid of the extraneous. If you strive for simplicity, you are more likely to reach the viewer. ”
― William Albert Allard

“Don’t pack up your camera until you’ve left the location.”
― Joe McNally, The Moment It Clicks: Photography Secrets from One of the World's Top Shooters

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know.”
― Peter Gasser

“John Loengard, the picture editor at Life, always used to tell me, ”If you want something to look interesting, don’t light all of it.”
― Joe McNally, The Moment It Clicks: Photography Secrets from One of the World's Top Shooters

“I am a professional photographer by trade and an amateur photographer by vocation.”
― Elliot Erwitt, Dog Dogs

“Don't we all know that art is dangerous. You play it - then you live it.”
― Stefan Balint

“When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear.”
― Alfred Eisenstaedt

“The photographer does the world a great disservice when he leaves his camera at home.”
― Mark Denman

“When the world asks "what was it like?" Only the photographer can say "See!”
― Mark Denman

“All photographers have to do, is find and catch the story-telling moment.”
― Alfred Eisenstaedt