My Page Of Quotes That Inspire Me

My life is shaped by the urgent need
to wander and observe, and my camera
is my passport.
- Steve McCurry
A still photograph is something which you can always go back to.
You can put it on your wall and look at it again and again.
Because it is that frozen moment. I think it tends to burn
into your psyche. It becomes ingrained in your mind. A powerful
picture becomes iconic of a place or a time or a situation.
- Steve McCurry
Steve was privileged to be able to shoot the last roll of Kodachrome Film. On July 14, 2010, it was announced that the last roll of Kodachrome manufactured had been developed by Dwayne's for photographer Steve McCurry on assignment for National Geographic. Although McCurry retains ownership of the slides, prints of the 36 slides are permanently housed at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York and most of the pictures have been published on the Internet by Vanity Fair magazine.


At it’s best, photojournalism is
both the mirror and window, a
means to enlightenment that
connects subject and viewer
through the heart, eye and mind
of the photojournalist. It’s the
photographers responsibility to
show truth with the camera.
—Tom Kennedy




To the complaint, ‘There are no
people in these photographs,’ I
respond, There are always two
people: the photographer and
the viewer.”
― ANSEL ADAMS


I work in colour sometimes,
but I guess the images I most connect to,
historically speaking, are in black and white.
I see more in black and white - I like the abstraction of it.
Mary Ellen Mark

Photographer Mary Ellen Mark, (1979) and Marlon Brando: “Apocalypse Now” set. She got inside the inner circle to capture many intimate and emotive shots. Brave and powerful artist


Think about the photo before and after,
never during. The secret is to take your time.
You mustn't go too fast. The subject must
forget about you. Then, however,
you must be very quick.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson is considered to be a founding father of modern photojournalism. His passion and work took him to different parts of the world and he photographed several major international events in his time, such as the Spanish Civil War and the 1968 French uprisings.

Just a few of the photographers that inspire me and drive me to better my work. Who inspires your imagination? Leave me a note in the comments.

Ansel Adams - PREVISUALIZATION!!!!!!!

Ansel Adams had two rules of photography, ( even after making the statement at the 1932 exhibit in San Francisco " There are no rules for good photographs there are only good photographs."):

1. The complete image must directly reflect how the subject appeared in the camera.
2. He had to see the finished photograph in his mind before the shutter was released.

Previsualization is one of the most important lessons to be learned from this photography Great. We must see the image in our head before we release the shutter. We must get away from the point and shoot mentality if we are every going to progress in our field. Too many times the photo is just snapped without the thought to composition, background, and even subject. ( I speak of my own photography here but I am sure there are many others that are also guilty of this.) We need to slow down, check our background, and place our subject in the frame where you determine it has the effect that you are trying to achieve. I think that digital photography had made us lazy, in that it cost nothing to take hundreds of pictures in hopes that some or one will come out they way we wanted, The Spray and Pray method.
" I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the truest sense of the term- meaning that the creation of a simple photograph would entail as much time and effort as the production of a good watercolor or etching- there would be a vast improvement in total output. The sheer ease with which we can produce a superficial image often leads to creative disaster"
Ansel Adams
He was talking of film photography here , but this is eve truer with the digital age. We have to build the image in our mind, add all the layers, get the right angle or perspective. Adjust for the correct light, the right time, all this before we release the shutter. I have a lot to learn, and I am studying the great photographers of the past and present, to help me along the way.

"I trust that the next step will be electronic image, and I hope I shall live to see it. I trust that the creative eye will continue to function, whatever technological innovations may develop."
Ansel Adams