Scott Bourne > Quotes

“Seeing is not enough; you have to feel what you photograph.” – Andre Kertesz”
― Scott Bourne, 72 Essays On Photography

“You are not your camera nor is your photography your camera. Nobody who matters cares what camera you use.”
― Scott Bourne, 72 Essays On Photography

“I am spending what time I have left on this planet in hot pursuit of amazing moments, both those I can photograph and those that I can simply be a part of, no matter how small. I want to take big bites out of life. I’m not wasting any of my time and hope you aren’t either. —Scott Bourne”
― Scott Bourne, Going Pro: How to Make the Leap from Aspiring to Professional Photographer

“Never apologize for what you feel, it's like saying sorry for being real.” – Anonymous”
― Scott Bourne, 72 Essays On Photography

“Don' t focus on NEW - focus on authent ic. Being or iginal isn' t being new - i t 's being
you.”
― Scott Bourne, Essays on Inspiration, Creativity & Vision in Photography

“The Art of Racing in the Rain”.”
― Scott Bourne, 72 Essays On Photography

“Photography is something you never master (in terms of being the best.) Photography is just something you do – because you have to.”
― Scott Bourne, 72 Essays On Photography

“You see, i f you have t rue photographic vision, you have clar i ty and i f you have
clarity, you don't need to explain or defend your images.
Clar i ty is about what emot ions or feel ings the image is t rying to evoke, not the fact s
behind the image.
Photographic clar i ty is about passion of purpose. I t 's about a single-minded desi re
to protect a memory. I t 's about story tel l ing wi th a camera that 's so power ful , no
words are necessary.”
― Scott Bourne, Essays on Inspiration, Creativity & Vision in Photography

“To sum up - i f you want to be more creat ive, star t loving yoursel f enough to give
yoursel f permission to fai l . In fact , bet ter yet , don' t even wor ry about winning or
losing. Just DO.”
― Scott Bourne, Essays on Inspiration, Creativity & Vision in Photography