A Few Rolls of Inspiration

“Every image is a triumph of perseverance.” - David Noton

“To photograph: it is to put on the same line of sight the head, the eye and the heart.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson

“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” - Karl Lagerfeld

“The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!” - Ansel Adams

“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” - Ansel Adams

“The eye should learn to listen before it looks.” - Robert Frank

“Don’t pack up your camera until you’ve left the location.” - Joe McNally

“The world moves fast, changing everything around us with each new day. Photography is a gift that can keep us in a moment forever, blissfully eternal.” - Ali Novak

“Work very hard, until you don’t have to introduce yourself anymore.” - Roberto Vazquez

“The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.” - Andy Warhol

“My life is shaped by the urgent need to wander and observe, and my camera is my passport.” - Steve McCurry

“Taking pictures is savouring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.” - Marc Riboud

“The best images are the ones that retain their strength and impact over the years, regardless of the number of times they are viewed.” - Anne Geddes

“The best camera is the one you have with you.” - Chase Jarvis

“You cannot possibly hit the shutter without leaving a piece of you in the image.” - Joe Buissink

“If you can smell the street by looking at the photo, it’s a street photograph.” - Bruce Gilden

“Photography is the story I fail to put into words.” - Destin Sparks

“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” - Eudora Welty

“What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time.” - John Berger

“There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.” - Ansel Adams

“The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words.” - Elliott Erwitt

“When people ask me what equipment I use – I tell them my eyes.” - Anonymous

“Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure.” - Tony Benn

“Once photography enters your bloodstream, it is like a disease.” - Anonymous

“Great photography is about depth of feeling, not depth of field.” - Peter Adams

“When life gets blurry, adjust your focus.” - Anonymous

“A photograph is like a recipe - the memory is the finished dish.” - Carrie Later

“Skill in photography is acquired by practice and not by purchase.” - Percy W. Harris

“When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear. ” - Alfred Eisenstaedt

“To see in colour is a delight for the eye but to see in black and white is a delight for the soul.” - Andri Cauldwell