16 Photography Quotes to Inspire any Photographer

Photography Quotes to Inspire any Photographer If you Want to be a Good Photographer.

Many sayings speak to the silent truths that the camera captures.While those photography quotes will get you behind the lens, practical advice is also helpful for snapping meaningful pictures. Sometimes, it’s as easy as taking a step in the right direction.

William James once said, “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” These photography quotes can help you reach the right state of mind, and in some cases, they may even change your perspective for the better.

“In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.”

— Alfred Stieglitz

“There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment.”

— Robert Frank

“Taking an image, freezing a moment, reveals how rich reality truly is.”

— Anonymous

“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever… It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.”

— Aaron Siskind

“We are making photographs to understand what our lives mean to us.”

— Ralph Hattersley

“A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people.”

— Annie Leibovitz

“One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you’d be stricken blind.”

– Dorothea Lange

“If a photographer cares about the people before the lens and is compassionate, much is given. It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.”

– Eve Arnold

“If you photograph for a long time, you get to understand such things as body language. I often do not look at people I photograph, especially afterwards. Also when I want a photo, I become somewhat fearless, and this helps a lot. There will always be someone who objects to being photographed, and when this happens you move on.”

– Martin Parr

“A camera alone does not make a picture. To make a picture you need a camera, a photographer and above all a subject. It is the subject that determines the interest of the photograph.”

– Man Ray

“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” — Ansel Adams

“We are making photographs to understand what our lives mean to us.” — Ralph Hattersley

“A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people.” — Annie Leibovitz

“The picture that you took with your camera is the imagination you want to create with reality.” — Scott Lorenzo

“For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity.” ― Henri Cartier-Bresson

“Photography is my passion, the search for truth, my obsession.” — Alfred Stieglitz