Photography quotes

Why people use quotes?

Quotations are used for a variety of reasons: to illuminate the meaning or to support the arguments of the work in which it is being quoted, to provide direct information about the work being quoted (whether in order to discuss it, positively or negatively), to pay homage to the original work or author, to make the user of the quotation seem well-read, and/or to comply with copyright law. Quotations are also commonly printed as a means of inspiration and to invoke philosophical thoughts from the reader.

Photography quotes you might want to remember

It is good to learn from photography masters, get experience and motivation. So I have collected some useful photography quotes, which you might want to know. Take a cup of tea or coffee, sit back and relax.

photography quotes
photography quotes for inspiration and motivation

“There are no bad pictures; that’s just how your face looks sometimes.”
– Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln

“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.”
– Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams

“Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.”
– Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson

“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

Erica O'Rourke
Erica O’Rourke

“Don’t pack up your camera until you’ve left the location.”
– Joe McNally

Joe-McNally
Joe-McNally

“I tend to think of the act of photographing, generally speaking, as an adventure. My favorite thing is to go where I’ve never been.”
– Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus
Diane Arbus

“A photograph can be an instant of life captured for eternity that will never cease looking back at you.”
– Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot

“Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure.”
– Tony Benn

Tony Benn
Tony Benn

“It’s often about the simple things, isn’t it? Painting and photography are first about seeing, they say. Writing is about observing. The technique is secondary. Sometimes the simple is the most difficult.”
– Linda Olsson

Linda Olsson
Linda Olsson

“With my wedding photography business, I won’t repeat customers. So hooray for divorce! That’s why I take lots of pictures—of cheating spouses.”
– Jarod Kintz

Jarod Kintz
Jarod Kintz

“Collect moments rather than things. Moments getaway.”
― Matthew Knisely

Matthew Knisely
Matthew Knisely

“My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain.”
― Helmut Newton

Helmut Newton
Helmut Newton

“The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!”
― Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams

“Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow.”
– Imogen Cunningham

Imogen-Cunningham
Imogen-Cunningham

“Photographers feel guilty because all they do for a living is push a button.”
– Andy Warhol

Andy-Warhol
Andy-Warhol

“An image takes a moment to capture but the memory lasts a lifetime.”
– Phil Rogers

Phil Rogers
Phil Rogers

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