1. Light gives me the shape and script of my creativity, and it is also the reason why I became a photographer. ——Barbara Morgan

2. There are only good photos, but no rules for good photos. ——Ansel Adams

3. Luck is the best for a dedicated photographer. ——John Zakowsky

4. Don’t show me the photos you didn’t take, show me the good photos you took. ——Edward Thompson

5. Rather than photographing a thing, it is better to photograph an idea; rather than photographing an idea, it is better to photograph a dream. ——Man Ray

6. There are no unbreakable rules in photography. Just shoot how you think you should. ——Joseph Koudelka

7. Photography is a way of seeing things, it is a strong personal visual experience. ——Moon

8. Use the camera to express the lowest things in the human soul and reveal the nature deep in everyone's heart. The uncanny side of familiar things, the familiar side of uncanny things. ——Diane Arbus

9. For photography, the important thing is the depth of emotion, not the depth of field. ——Pete Adams

10. Photography skills are acquired through effort rather than money. ——Percy Harris

11. If a camera is not one on the poet's head, the film in it is useless. ——Orson Willis

12. The language of photography is its own system, and more importantly, it is a kind of observation and ethics. ——Susan Sontag

13. Photography is my second language. ——Gerry Kaplukin

14. Sometimes the simplest photos are the most difficult to take. ——Neal Leifer

15. If your imagination is out of focus, your eyesight will be unreliable. ——Mark Twain

16. The infinite charm of the people photographed comes from an inner quality. It's part of the indescribable secret that hides in everyone, and it's my job to capture it on film. ——Joseph Cash

17. If your photos aren’t good enough, it’s because you weren’t close enough. ——Robert Capa

18. Taking a picture of a cake can also become a masterpiece. ——Irving Penn

19. I like photography, and I live to take pictures. I never want to retire when it comes to photography. ——Alfred Eisenstadt

20. Nothing in the world does not have its decisive moment. In a fraction of a second, while recognizing the meaning of the event, it also gives the event itself an appropriate and perfect structural form. ——Henri Cartier-Bresson

21. In my opinion, if you don’t take a photo of something, you can’t say you have seen it. ——Emily Zola

22. If I knew how to take great photos, I would take great photos every time. ——Robert Doisneau

23. The reality in the eyes of photographers is what their photos represent. ——Fred Peak

24. I truly believe there are things that no one will see if I don’t take them. ——Danny Arbus

25. Good photos are a synthesis of technology and art. ——Andres Feininger

26. Finding the perfect place to shoot is the hardest part. ——Mary Ellen Mark

27. The photographer must be part of the picture. ——Arnold Newman

28. Anything that excites me, for whatever reason, I photograph. I don't specifically look for unusual subjects, but I want to turn ordinary subjects into unusual works. ——Edward Weston

29. Keep it simple. ——Alfred Eisenstadt

30. If I could tell a story in words, I wouldn’t have to bring a camera. ——Levi Hine

31. Film is cheaper than film. - Steve Silberman

32. I never make a person look bad, they show themselves. The photo is your mirror, it is you.

——Auguste Sanfa