I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If I stand in front of something, instead of arranging it, I arrange myself.

Quote by Diane Arbus

Topics: Work Quotes

Nothing is ever the same as they said it was.

Nothing is ever the same as they said it was.

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.

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you...

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you...

I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If...

I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If...

Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with...

Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with...

My favourite thing is to go where I've never been.

My favourite thing is to go where I've never been.

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of...

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of...

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you...

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you...

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.

My favorite thing is to go where I've never been.

My favorite thing is to go where I've never been.

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less...

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less...

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...

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less...

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less...

I never have taken a picture I've intended. They're always better or worse.

I never have taken a picture I've intended. They're always better or worse.

Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as...

Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as...

I never have taken a picture I've intended. They're always better or worse.

I never have taken a picture I've intended. They're always better or worse.

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the...

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the...

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....

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...