Photographer Quotes

“People spot a big black lens, and they worry about what they're doing, or how their hair looks. Nobody see the person holding the camera.”
― Erica O'Rourke, Torn

“A photograph shouldn't be just a picture, it should be a philosophy.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“The secret to modeling is not being perfect. What one needs is a face that people can identify in a second. You have to be given what’s needed by nature, and what’s needed is to bring something new.”
― Karl Lagerfeld

“We are often taught to look for the beauty in all things, so in finding it, the layman asks the philosopher while the philosopher asks the photographer.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“A camera is just a medium to capture what you have in your vision, and vision is something that cannot be bought.”
― Neeraj Agnihotri, Procrasdemon - The Artist's Guide to Liberation from Procrastination

“If you are not willing to see more than is visible, you won't see anything.”
― Ruth Bernhard, Ruth Bernhard - Between Art and Life

“A professional headshot in front of a bookshelf says you're an intellectual. A professional headshot peeking though a bookshelf says you're probably under a restraining order.”
― Ryan Lilly

“Any files I give to the model are downsized (typically 800x1200 pixels)... By not giving out my high resolution files, they cannot be used without my knowledge.”
― A.K. Nicholas, True Confessions of Nude Photography

“Why you like photography so much? Because it's just the camera and me showing everyone else what we can see. It's telling stories.”
― Lindsey Kelk, What a Girl Wants

“Photographers have become particular about background and candid shots. Pose as though you aren't posing. It's scary.”
― Bienvenido N. Santos, Postscript to a Saintly Life

“Sadly, Thomas Croxton did not get the monument he deserved. The following words are what he requested to be inscribed onto his monument; I hope that placing the wording into this page helps preserve his memory:

Departed the life, in his happy flight,
THOMAS CROXTON
Founder of the Town of Croxton,
and the Statue of his Majesty George the Third
Æ67, A.D. 1815”
― Antony Turner, Welcome to Croxton Town

“A picture is a picture, it doesn't matter what camera you use!" - Chris Geiger”
― Chris Geiger, The Cancer Survivors Club: A Collection of Inspirational and Uplifting Stories

“Safarsaga Films is one of the most Experienced Wedding Photographers. The safarsaga photographers just loves transforming your wedding moments into special and lifetime memories.”
― Safarsaga Films

“Truth is an illusion for the egotistical man.”
― Vic Stah Milien

“Life is once, a Leica is forever.” Chris Geiger”
― Chris Geiger

“People need to make simple things complicated for their egos.”
― John Supremo

“We can put forward a conspiracy theory about people wearing red dresses: They are photographer hunters!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“It was only one kiss. It wasn’t a deep kiss, a French kiss, the kind of kiss that redefines a teen life. It was pepperoni, snowflakes, spit, and rodeo dust. Crazy, like dancing and soaring and walking to a new home.
Sweeter because it didn’t taste like good-bye.”
― Cynthia Leitich Smith, Rain Is Not My Indian Name

“Gaurav Srivastava, a dedicated freelance wedding photographer, boasts two years of professional experience. His journey began with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography at the renowned Academy of Art University.”
― Gaurav Srivastava

“I think the world..the world continues just goes on doing what it does whether I take a picture or not. My art--it's about choosing when I release the shutter. It's not about setting up a scene and making a picture of it. It's about being somewhere at the exact right moment and deciding it's a moment when no one else might think it's anything.
He nods. "I like that.”
― Whitney Scharer, The Age of Light

“I think the world..the world continues just goes on doing what it does whether I take a picture or not. My art--it's about choosing when I release the shutter. It's not about setting up a scene and making a picture of it. It's about being somewhere at the exact right moment and deciding it's a moment when no one else might think it's anything.”
― Whitney Scharer, The Age of Light

“My camera unlocks the secrets of the wild. It allows me to capture nature undisturbed.”
― Biju Karakkonam, Nature and Wildlife Photographer

“A photo is a pause button on life, but a true artist behind the lens captures the essence of what's happening.”
― Biju Karakkonam, Nature and Wildlife Photographer

“Photos hold history frozen. Great photographers bring it to life.”
― Biju Karakkonam, Nature and Wildlife Photographer

“The sun creates your shadow; the mirror takes your shadow into itself; if you take a photo of the mirror, your shadow will be a photo standing in the mirror! Those who see the photo congratulate the photographer, forget the sun, and forget the mirror! While celebrating beauty, don't forget those who contributed to its creation!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“The photographer had a camera strapped around one leg, attached to a cable that ran up his trouser leg and into a pocket. He could squeeze a bulb in his pocket to take one picture which would be unnoticed in the glare of sparks and the horror generated by the chair.”
― Deborah Blum, The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York

“It would be a shame if you didn't applaud the photographer when you saw a beautiful photo; but you should applaud not only him but also the camera he used! Is that enough? Not enough! If the people in the photo weren't there, that beautiful photo wouldn't exist, so a big round of applause for them too!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Being a photographer isn’t a choice but a discovery. One day, you awaken to the pull of light and shadow, the lens becoming an extension of your heart. You don’t decide; you simply find yourself capturing the world’s raw beauty, driven by an instinct as natural as breathing.”
― Craig Varjabedian, The Light of Days Gone By: Photographs by Craig Varjabedian

“I photographer because I want a visual diary. Photography lets me capture the fleeting moments of daily life, the images would otherwise fade into oblivion. My contact sheets, my hard drives bursting with images, these are my personal journal, just with better lighting and way less writing. - Chris Geiger”
― Chris Geiger

“Rohingya Photographers, don't trade dignity for attention. Be the storytellers who inspire change, not cheap sympathy.”
― Qudama Rafiq