21 May 2009

Quotes on photography


A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.
Ansel Adams

In wisdom gathered over time, I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.
Ansel Adams

There are no rules for good photographs; there are only good photographs.
Ansel Adams

You don't take a photograph, you make it.
Ansel Adams

Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk.
Edward Weston

The camera makes you forget you're there. It's not like you are hiding but you forget, you are just looking so much.
Annie Leibovitz

You don't have to sort of enhance reality. There is nothing stranger than truth.
Annie Leibovitz

Photography is an immediate reaction, drawing is a meditation.
Henri Cartier-Bresson