The joy and passion many of us associate with photography is largely experiential, which makes the practice exceedingly difficult to describe. Photography is often the search for that great, esoteric photograph that expresses more than what’s capable through words.
Some of the great photographers, however, have accomplished this difficult task of describing not only what they love to do, but how others can seek to emulate them. Here are eight particularly inspiring thoughts from renowned photographers that will inspire anyone with a camera and a love for using it.
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“The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.”– ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946-1989), American photographer known for his controversial subject matter.
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“To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It’s at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.”– HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (1908 – 2004), the father of photojournalism.
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“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.”– MARC RIBOUD, French photojournalist.
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“A photographer is like a cod, which produces a million eggs in order that one may reach maturity.”– GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (1856-1950), Nobel Laureate and Oscar-winning playwright (and avid photographer)
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