I had to get my camera to register things that were more important than how poor they were--their pride, their strength, their spirit.

- Dorothea Lange

The best way to go into an unknown territory is to go in ignorant, ignorant as possible, with your mind wide open, as wide open as possible and not h…

- Dorothea Lange

I realize more and more what it takes to be a really good photographer. You go in over your head, not just up to your neck.

- Dorothea Lange

One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you'd be stricken blind.

- Dorothea Lange

I trust my instincts. I don't distrust them. They haven't led me astray. It's when I've made up my mind to be efficient that is when I have gone wron…

- Dorothea Lange

Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.

- Dorothea Lange

To me, beauty appears when one feels deeply, and art is an act of total attention.

- Dorothea Lange

You know there are moments such as these when time stands still and all you do is hold your breath and hope it will wait for you.

- Dorothea Lange

Pick a theme and work it to exhaustion... the subject must be something you truly love or truly hate.

- Dorothea Lange