A picture is worth a thousand words.
This famous quote is often attributed to Chinese Confucius, but there is no evidence that he actually said it. It’s been repeated so often because It’s so true. A photograph can capture a moment in time and tell a story that words alone cannot.
Whether You’re a professional photographer or an amateur, there’s no denying the power of a great photograph. And there are plenty of other famous quotes about photography to inspire you, as well.
Here are 20 of the best photography quotes:
1. ?Taking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing Oreo cookies.? ? Diane Arbus
2. ?A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.? ? Diane Arbus
3. ?Photography is the story I fail to put into words.? ? Destin Sparks
4. ?Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever? it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.? ? Aaron Siskind
5. ?There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.? ? Ansel Adams
6. ?You dont’t take a photograph, you make it.? ? Ansel Adams
7. ?A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.? ? Ansel Adams
8. ?The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.? ? Andy Warhol
9. ?If you want to be a better photographer, stand in front of more interesting stuff.? ? Jim Richardson
10. ?There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.? ? Ansel Adams
11. ?You dont’t take a photograph, you make it.? ? Ansel Adams
12. ?A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.? ? Ansel Adams
13. ?The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.? ? Andy Warhol
14. ?If you want to be a better photographer, stand in front of more interesting stuff.? ? Jim Richardson
15. ?A photograph is worth a thousand words.? ? Unknown
16. ?Photography is the art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place? I?ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.? ? Elliott Erwitt
17. ?For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity.? ? Henri Cartier-Bresson
18. ?There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment.? ? Robert Frank
19. ?Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding It’still.? ? Dorothea Lange
20. ?I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn?t photograph them.? ? Diane Arbus