On Photography: Germaine Krull, 1897-1985 (NSFW)
“The camera need not invent, manipulate or fool. It does not paint, nor does it imagine. The photographer is a witness, the witness of his
“The camera need not invent, manipulate or fool. It does not paint, nor does it imagine. The photographer is a witness, the witness of his
“I never thought of myself as an artist, and I am still astonished to enter into a museum and see my work.” -Letizia Battaglia I
“I have gradually confused photography with life.” – Jerry Uelsmann This On Photography article is personal as I, too have gradually confused photography with life.
“I have a theory that every time the shutter captures a frame, that image is recorded at a very low threshold in the brain of
“The one thing that is always clear in my mind is that the people, and their stories, and the themes of life that I photograph
“I have to take a photo. This is a war crime.” -Lynsey Addario The photograph of Ukrainian soldiers working to save the life of a
“One major change would be that if a Black person does something about Black people it doesn’t have to be political. It’s just them reflecting
“I like to tell stories, and for me, taking a photograph is like telling a story. I tell it subconsciously, as I take the picture.”
“I still don’t know if I want to dedicate my life to photography, but right now it is the single most fulfilling way of creating.
“The camera gave me an incredible freedom. It gave me the ability to parade through the world and look at people and things very, very
“Images are what interest me, not photos — it’s not quite the same thing. What’s more, I still don’t own a camera. The medium is
“Better to live five minutes of happiness rather than an entire life in a conventional way.” -Guy Bourdin Pen name He used the pen name,