If I didn't have my camera to remind me constantly, I am here to do this, I would eventually have slipped away, I think. I would have forgotten my reason to exist.

Quote by Annie Leibovitz

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When I take a picture I take 10 percent of what I see.

When I take a picture I take 10 percent of what I see.

I've created a vocabulary of different styles. I draw from many different ways to take...

I've created a vocabulary of different styles. I draw from many different ways to take...

I still need the camera because it is the only reason anyone is talking to...

I still need the camera because it is the only reason anyone is talking to...

My lens of choice was always the 35 mm. It was more environmental. You can't...

My lens of choice was always the 35 mm. It was more environmental. You can't...

Computer photography won't be photography as we know it. I think photography will always be...

Computer photography won't be photography as we know it. I think photography will always be...

When I say I want to photograph someone, what it really means is that I'd...

When I say I want to photograph someone, what it really means is that I'd...

Coming tight was boring to me, just the face... it didn't have enough information.

Coming tight was boring to me, just the face... it didn't have enough information.

I don't think there is anything wrong with white space. I don't think it's a...

I don't think there is anything wrong with white space. I don't think it's a...

Everyone keeps asking you for pictures, and after a while you get tired of that....

Everyone keeps asking you for pictures, and after a while you get tired of that....

A very subtle difference can make the picture or not.

A very subtle difference can make the picture or not.

What I end up shooting is the situation. I shoot the composition and my subject...

What I end up shooting is the situation. I shoot the composition and my subject...

I was scared to do anything in the studio because it felt so claustrophobic. I...

I was scared to do anything in the studio because it felt so claustrophobic. I...

I feel a responsibility to my backyard. I want it to be taken care of...

I feel a responsibility to my backyard. I want it to be taken care of...

It's a heavy weight, the camera. Now we have modern and lightweight, small plastic cameras,...

It's a heavy weight, the camera. Now we have modern and lightweight, small plastic cameras,...

Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy - your work...

Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy - your work...

There must be a reason why photographers are not very good at verbal communication. I...

There must be a reason why photographers are not very good at verbal communication. I...

No one ever thought Clint Eastwood was funny, but he was.

No one ever thought Clint Eastwood was funny, but he was.

When you are younger, the camera is like a friend and you can go places...

When you are younger, the camera is like a friend and you can go places...

You don't have to sort of enhance reality. There is nothing stranger than truth.

You don't have to sort of enhance reality. There is nothing stranger than truth.

The work which is manipulated looks a little boring to me. I think life is...

The work which is manipulated looks a little boring to me. I think life is...