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