Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited, and the wealth and confusion man has created. It is a major force in explaining man to man.

Quote by Edward Steichen

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The mission of photography is to explain man to man and each to himself. And...

The mission of photography is to explain man to man and each to himself. And...

Every ten years a man should give himself a good kick in the pants.

Every ten years a man should give himself a good kick in the pants.

Once you really commence to see things, then you really commence to feel things.

Once you really commence to see things, then you really commence to feel things.

The use of the term art medium is, to say the least, misleading, for it...

The use of the term art medium is, to say the least, misleading, for it...

Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the...

Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the...

Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.

Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.

No photographer is as good as the simplest camera.

No photographer is as good as the simplest camera.

A good daguerreotype was as perfect a kind of photograph as was ever made.

A good daguerreotype was as perfect a kind of photograph as was ever made.

A good daguerreotype was as perfect a kind of photograph as was ever made

A good daguerreotype was as perfect a kind of photograph as was ever made

It's weird that photographers spend years or even a whole lifetime, trying to capture moments...

It's weird that photographers spend years or even a whole lifetime, trying to capture moments...

Photography deals exquisitely with appearances, but nothing is what it appears to be.

Photography deals exquisitely with appearances, but nothing is what it appears to be.

Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work...

Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work...

A photograph must be more interesting than the thing photographed

A photograph must be more interesting than the thing photographed

She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes.

She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes.

Some photographers take reality...and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come...

Some photographers take reality...and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come...

I think, if my butt's not too big for them to be photographing it, then...

I think, if my butt's not too big for them to be photographing it, then...

Never have I found the limits of the photographic potential. Every horizon, upon being reached,...

Never have I found the limits of the photographic potential. Every horizon, upon being reached,...

Now very often events are set up for photographers... The weddings are orchestrated about the...

Now very often events are set up for photographers... The weddings are orchestrated about the...

Photography, alone of the arts, seems perfected to serve the desire humans have for a...

Photography, alone of the arts, seems perfected to serve the desire humans have for a...

I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're...

I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're...