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Photograph Quotes

What a single frame can say.

This photograph quotes collection compares character-building to film developing in darkness, and shows how photographers use the camera to search for answers. Related reading sits in our Good quotes.

Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.

Quotes by Yousuf Karsh

When I photograph, what I'm really doing is seeking answers to things.

Quotes by Wynn Bullock

A person shows himself for an instant as in a photograph but clearer and in the background something which is bigger than his shadow.

Quotes by Tomas Transtromer

They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should photograph me through linoleum.

Quotes by Tallulah Bankhead

Good Quotes

I never took a photograph. Instead, I became a good listener.

Quotes by Ruth Bernhard

A photograph is always invisible, it is not it that we see.

Quotes by Roland Barthes

Nothing in the world in perfect. Even a still photograph.

Quotes by Roger Rees

It is always the instantaneous reaction to oneself that produces a photograph.

Quotes by Robert Frank

How do you photograph data?

Quotes by Rick Smolan

Just Quotes

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

Quotes by Richard Avedon

People don't believe they've experienced the event unless they've taken a photograph.

Quotes by Princess Anne

I'm just interested in what makes a photograph.

Quotes by Mary Ellen Mark

I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.

Quotes by Man Ray

If I knew what the photograph was going to look like, I wouldn't bother taking it. It's the voyage of discovery that fascinates me.

Quotes by Lois Greenfield

Like Quotes

While photographs may not lie, liars may photograph.

Quotes by Lewis Hine

There are plenty of beautiful girls who don't photograph well.

Quotes by Lauren Hutton

If they want a photograph, then just take it.

Quotes by Keith Emerson

I often photograph something as if the subject matter was realistic, but it is actually a fantasy.

Quotes by Juergen Teller

Unlike any other visual image, a photograph is not a rendering, an imitation or an interpretation of its subject, but actually a trace of it. No painting or drawing, however naturalist, belongs to its subject in the way that a...

Quotes by John Berger

Me Quotes

The transactions between me and the people that I photograph are very, very collaborative.

Quotes by Jock Sturges

Frequently Asked Questions

What themes run through these photograph quotes?
They explore how character forms slowly, how photographers search for answers through their work, and what an image can reveal.
Is there a quote comparing character to a photograph?
Yes, one line compares character development to a photograph, saying both develop best in darkness.
Does any quote describe the purpose of photography itself?
Yes, one line explains that photographing is really about seeking answers to questions through the camera.
Is there a simple, direct quote about taking a photo?
Yes, one line is a brief, no-fuss statement to just take the photograph if someone wants it. For more straightforward reflections, see our Just quotes.
Does a photograph reveal more than it first appears to?
Yes, one quote notes that a photograph shows a person briefly but with something bigger lurking behind their visible shadow. Continue with our Me quotes.

One line notes how a photograph can reveal more about a person than their outward shadow ever could. Browse more with our Just and Me quotes.