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Lens Quotes

On perspective, cameras, and the frames we view life through.

A photographer recalls the tenderness of first handling a lens, while a writer describes femaleness itself as a lens she brings to every character she creates. It's a page about how the tool you look through shapes what you see, related to Believe.

I use femaleness as another lens, so I don't even think all my creatures are women; I just think that I bring out the femaleness in them.

Quotes by Wangechi Mutu

When a regular camera focuses physically, what the regular camera is doing is adjusting the lens relative to the sensor to bring different parts of the scene into focus.

Quotes by Ren Ng

I'm an ER doctor, period. I look at a problem with a certain lens: very action-oriented, very results-oriented.

Quotes by Raul Ruiz

We are splintering what was the 'camera' and its functionality - lens, sensors, and processing - into distinct parts, but, instead of lenses and shutters, software and algorithms are becoming the driving force.

Quotes by Om Malik

About Quotes

The lens of contract focuses predominantly on gains from trade whereas orthodoxy is focused on resource allocation.

Quotes by Oliver E. Williamson

I always knew I belonged on the other side of the lens.

Quotes by Kathy Ireland

From the first moment I handled my lens with a tender ardour.

Quotes by Julia Margaret Cameron

So often when we historicize material, we use this big wide-angle lens.

Quotes by Jonathan Evison

Senator Blunt genuinely sees everything through the lens of partisan politics.

Quotes by Jason Kander

Adjusting Quotes

I don't see anybody as either ordinary or extraordinary. I see them simply as people in front of my lens.

Quotes by Eve Arnold

If a photographer cares about the people before the lens and is compassionate, much is given.

Quotes by Eve Arnold

Be sure to take the lens cap off before photographing.

Quotes by Elliott Erwitt

My lab and academic work fill my day from about 9 am to 7 p.m. Then I zoom out the lens to work on my other writing.

Quotes by David Eagleman

Food is a lens for culture.

Quotes by Dana Goodyear

Always Quotes

Making progress on longstanding challenges requires a different lens and a new approach.

Quotes by Ayanna Pressley

In the same way that a film director would use a film lens to blur out a certain item or use a spotlight, I use certain movements that draw the eye instinctually.

Quotes by Apollo Robbins

I believe the poet shouldn't be in the poem at all except as a lens or as ears.

Quotes by Alice Oswald

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Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of lens quotes are featured here?
Reflections on perspective, both literal camera lenses and the figurative ones people use to view the world.
Why do people search for quotes about a lens?
The word works as a natural metaphor for point of view, and these lines apply it to photography, writing, and gender.
Is there a quote connecting gender to storytelling perspective?
Yes, one writer describes using femaleness itself as a lens she brings to every character she creates.
Does the collection mention photography directly?
Yes, one line recalls the tenderness of handling a camera lens for the very first time.
What other pages relate to lens quotes?
The Believe collection shares a similar interest in how conviction shapes perspective.

Historians get a mention too, using a 'wide-angle lens' to zoom out on material most people view too narrowly. For more, browse About or Adjusting.