I never question what to do, it tells me what to do. The photographs make themselves with my help.

Quote by Ruth Bernhard

Topics: Photography Quotes, Questioning Quotes

The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into...

The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into...

There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself,...

There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself,...

I try to photograph people's spirits and thoughts. As to the soul-taking by the photographer,...

I try to photograph people's spirits and thoughts. As to the soul-taking by the photographer,...

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...

They are the proof of something was there and no longer is. Like a stain....

They are the proof of something was there and no longer is. Like a stain....

Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of...

Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of...

My passport photo is one of the most remarkable photographs I have ever seen -...

My passport photo is one of the most remarkable photographs I have ever seen -...

I should be getting photographs of me with my arm around these people like restaurant...

I should be getting photographs of me with my arm around these people like restaurant...

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one...

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one...

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 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...

The camera is no more an instrument of preservation; the image is...

The camera is no more an instrument of preservation; the image is...

For me, photographs take their power from memory and emotion. A picture tells its own...

For me, photographs take their power from memory and emotion. A picture tells its own...

At forty-two I decided to become a photographer because it offered a means of creative...

At forty-two I decided to become a photographer because it offered a means of creative...

I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.

I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.

Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who really sees.

Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who really sees.

It is a peculiar part of the good photographer's adventure to know where luck is...

It is a peculiar part of the good photographer's adventure to know where luck is...

If your friend says of some picture, Yes, but what does it mean? ask him,...

If your friend says of some picture, Yes, but what does it mean? ask him,...

Sometimes questions are more important than answers.

Sometimes questions are more important than answers.