Quotes on Inspirational Photography

The instrument is not the camera but the photographer.

Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask 'how', while others of a more curious nature will ask 'why'. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.

A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels...

Photography can light-up darkness and expose ignorance.

The moment an emotion or fact is transformed into a photograph it is no longer a fact but an opinion.

Don't shoot what it looks like. Shoot what it feels like.

My life is shaped by the urgent need to wander and observe, and my camera is my passport.

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

The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.

The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.