I try to photograph people's spirits and thoughts. As to the soul-taking by the photographer, I don't feel I take away, but rather that the sitter and I give to each other. It becomes an act of mutual participation.

Quote by Yousuf Karsh

Topics: Photography Quotes

Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.

Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.

I've also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have...

I've also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have...

There is a brief moment when all there is in a man's mind and soul...

There is a brief moment when all there is in a man's mind and soul...

If there is a single quality that is shared by all great men, it is...

If there is a single quality that is shared by all great men, it is...

Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens...

Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens...

The trouble with photographing beautiful women is that you never get into the dark room...

The trouble with photographing beautiful women is that you never get into the dark room...

Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens...

Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens...

Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is...

Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is...

A woman who has made fun of her husband can love him no more

A woman who has made fun of her husband can love him no more

How little it takes to make life unbearable: a pebble in the shoe, a cockroach...

How little it takes to make life unbearable: a pebble in the shoe, a cockroach...

And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira,...

And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira,...

A hush is over everything, Silent as women wait for love; The world is waiting...

A hush is over everything, Silent as women wait for love; The world is waiting...

Women are nothing but machines for producing children.

Women are nothing but machines for producing children.

Personally, I think if a women hasn't met the right man by the time she's...

Personally, I think if a women hasn't met the right man by the time she's...

A woman is like your shadow - follow her, she flies; fly from her, she...

A woman is like your shadow - follow her, she flies; fly from her, she...

People ask me what I think about that woman priest thing. What, a woman priest?...

People ask me what I think about that woman priest thing. What, a woman priest?...

You know what a woman's curiosity is

You know what a woman's curiosity is

Women still remember the first kiss after men have forgotten the last.

Women still remember the first kiss after men have forgotten the last.

There is nothing wrong with a woman welcoming all men's advances as long as they...

There is nothing wrong with a woman welcoming all men's advances as long as they...

Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just...

Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just...