Elliott Erwitt > Quotes

“The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words.”
― Elliott Erwitt

“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place…I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”
― Elliott Erwitt

“To me, photography is about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”
― Elliot Erwitt

“I am a professional photographer by trade and an amateur photographer by vocation.”
― Elliot Erwitt, Dog Dogs

“Photography is an art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”
― Elliott Erwitt

“All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for the inability to notice”
― Elliott Erwitt

“Quality … has to do with intention.”
― elliott erwitt

“Good photography is not about ‘Zone Printing’ or any other Ansel Adams nonsense. It’s just about seeing. You either see, or you don’t see. The rest is academic. Photography is simply a function of noticing things. Nothing more.”
― Elliott Erwitt

“You can find pictures anywhere. It’s simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them. You just have to care about what’s around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy.”
― Elliott Erwitt

“I don’t like explosions. I don’t mind progress. But digital photography has made every man, woman, child and chimpanzee a photographer of sorts and consequently has numbed down the general quality of photographs.”
― Elliott Erwitt