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

Quote by Annie Leibovitz

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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...

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...

I wish that all of nature's magnificence, the emotion of the land, the living energy...

I wish that all of nature's magnificence, the emotion of the land, the living energy...

If I didn't have my camera to remind me constantly, I am here to do...

If I didn't have my camera to remind me constantly, I am here to do...

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...

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...

A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to...

A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to...

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...

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...

When I started working for Rolling Stone, I became very interested in journalism and thought...

When I started working for Rolling Stone, I became very interested in journalism and thought...

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...

If it makes you cry, it goes in the show.

If it makes you cry, it goes in the show.

It's hard to watch something go on and be talking at the same time.

It's hard to watch something go on and be talking at the same time.

I didn't want to let women down. One of the stereotypes I see breaking is...

I didn't want to let women down. One of the stereotypes I see breaking is...

When you are on assignment, film is the least expensive thing in a very practical...

When you are on assignment, film is the least expensive thing in a very practical...

What I am interested in now is the landscape. Pictures without people. I wouldn't be...

What I am interested in now is the landscape. Pictures without people. I wouldn't be...

My hope is that we continue to nurture the places that we love, but that...

My hope is that we continue to nurture the places that we love, but that...

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 am impressed with what happens when someone stays in the same place and you...

I am impressed with what happens when someone stays in the same place and you...

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.