I think that's necessary in photography. We try to simplify the chaos that's out there - and that's true of the natural world as well as the mad-made…

- Bruce Barnbaum

Why is the 'average man' so far below average?

- Bruce Barnbaum

Rules are foolish, arbitrary, mindless things that raise you quickly to a level of acceptable mediocrity, then prevent you from progressing further.

- Bruce Barnbaum

I believe that creativity is a product of intelligence. I don't believe that creative work can be produced by fools, dullards, or mediocre people, ex…

- Bruce Barnbaum

I'd really rather leave it to others to say what they see in it and to see if I've put something into my photographs beyond a mere recording. Yes, I'…

- Bruce Barnbaum

There's a rapport that any photographer is going to have with his subject matter. And if you don't have a rapport, you're going to find the task of p…

- Bruce Barnbaum

I guess it's not the plan that counts, but the words in which the plan is wrapped. Semantics count for everything, and it's obvious that the resolute…

- Bruce Barnbaum

...I always feel it's necessary to look at my images from two distances. Here is my criterion: If I can look at it from a distance and then come up c…

- Bruce Barnbaum