People say to me, "Who's your favorite kind of photographer?" Or "Who would be your favorite photographer to have in a workshop?" And I always say, "My Dad."
There isn't an aspect of book creation I don't enjoy, and there has always been a book in my life to dream about or work on. - Sam Abell
There isn't an aspect of book creation I don't enjoy, and there has always been a book in my life to dream about or work on.
- Sam Abell
What I'm interested in is modern American history. I'm taken with the changes that have occurred in America in my lifetime. - Sam Abell
What I'm interested in is modern American history. I'm taken with the changes that have occurred in America in my lifetime.
Life rarely presents fully finished photographs. An image evolves, often from a single strand of visual interest - a distant horizon, a moment of lig… - Sam Abell
Life rarely presents fully finished photographs. An image evolves, often from a single strand of visual interest - a distant horizon, a moment of lig…
Photographs that transcend but do not deny their literal situation appeal to me. - Sam Abell
Photographs that transcend but do not deny their literal situation appeal to me.
We know that photographs inform people. We also know that photographs move people. The photograph that does both is the one we want to see and make. - Sam Abell
We know that photographs inform people. We also know that photographs move people. The photograph that does both is the one we want to see and make.
But there is more to a fine photograph than information. We are also seeking to present an image that arouses the curiosity of the viewer or that, be… - Sam Abell
But there is more to a fine photograph than information. We are also seeking to present an image that arouses the curiosity of the viewer or that, be…
Richard Prince's most famous photograph was made by me. - Sam Abell
Richard Prince's most famous photograph was made by me.
Photography, alone of the arts, seems perfected to serve the desire humans have for a moment - this very moment - to stay. - Sam Abell
Photography, alone of the arts, seems perfected to serve the desire humans have for a moment - this very moment - to stay.
That's who comes to my workshops. I jokingly tell my students that the class could be called "Your photographs: Better." - Sam Abell
That's who comes to my workshops. I jokingly tell my students that the class could be called "Your photographs: Better."
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