They are the proof of something was there and no longer is. Like a stain. And the stillness of them is boggling. You can turn away but when you come back they'll still be there looking at you.

Quote by Diane Arbus

Topics: Photography Quotes

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.

Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.

Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if...

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Nothing is ever the same as they said it was.

Nothing is ever the same as they said it was.

The more specific you are, the more general it'll be.

The more specific you are, the more general it'll be.

You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the...

You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the...

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...

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

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

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.