On Photography: Tim Mantoani, 1969-2016
Kevin Ames
“A camera, like a guitar, is just a box with a hole in it. Until it is placed in the hands of a true artist, it will not make music,
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On Photography: Joel Meyerowitz, 1938-present
Kevin Ames
“In art photography, there was still this huge prejudice against color as if only black and white were aesthetically justifiable. I never bought that: for me color is essential; I
On Photography: Bernd (1931-2007) and Hilla Becher (1934-2015)
Kevin Ames
“This is about objects, not motifs. The photo is only a substitute for an object; it is unsuitable as a picture in its customary sense.” -Bernd Becher “One just has
On Photography: George Rodger, 1908-1995
Kevin Ames
“I had no contact with my contemporaries in the photographic field, nor even knowledge of their work. So I was influenced by no one and there were no shortcuts for
On Photography: Allison Lippy, 1987-present
Kevin Ames
“It took 27 years for me to realize I was transgender. It took a month or two to decide to physically transition. It took even less time than that to
On Photography: Eugene Richards, 1944-present
Kevin Ames
“There’s never a time that I’m not intrusive. That’s the base of what we – photographers – do: we’re intrusive. Anyone saying the opposite is silly. There’s a process and
On Photography: Huynh Công “Nick” Ut, 1951-present
Kevin Ames
“One day, there were Buddhist monks burning themselves in Saigon. My boss said, “Nicky, do you want to go take a picture?” I thought, “I’m not a photographer,” but he
On Photography: Julia Margaret Cameron, 1815-1879
Kevin Ames
“Beauty, you’re under arrest. I have a camera, and I’m not afraid to use it.” – Julia Margaret Cameron Darkroom work first Julia Margaret Cameron printed photos in the darkroom
On Photography: Ron Galella, 1931-2022
Kevin Ames
“My job is thick with risks, threats, occasional violence and sometimes the necessary folly that sometimes courts humiliation and ridicule. But I don’t care. I see myself as the dean
On Photography: Ami Vitale, 1971-present
Kevin Ames
“It’s all about sheer, hard work. This cannot be overemphasized. You must have the eye, the drive, intellect, ethics and maturity but [be] willing to invest every bit of your
On Photography: Gregory Crewdson, 1962-present
Kevin Ames
“Nobody on this Earth is going to make these pictures aside from yourself. So if you don’t do it, no one else will.” -Gregory Crewdson Gregory Crewdson is the photographic
On Photography: Terry O’Neill, 1938-2019
Kevin Ames
“Well, I love the photographs. I don’t love the cameras and everything but I love all the pictures and the life that I’ve captured. I mean I see it all
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