“The history of the human face is a book we don’t tire of, if we can get its grand truths, and learn them by heart” Julia Margaret Cameron

So many people dislike themselves so thoroughly that they never see any reproduction of themselves that suits. None of us is born with the right face. It’s a tough job being a portrait photographer. – Imogen Cunningham

“I have no way of portraying the lives of others. I portray my own.” – Jan Saudek

“The most difficult thing for me is a portrait. You have to try and put your camera between the skin of a person and his shirt.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson

“Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.” Edward Steichen

“The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you’re an artist.” ― David Hockney

In my view, a photographer is someone who photographs. Not someone who thinks about photographing, or who wants to photograph, but someone who does it, preferably day in and day out. – Frank Van Riper

“To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.” ― Edward Weston

“The challenge of photography is to show the thing photographed so that our feelings are awakened and hidden aspects are revealed to us.” – Emmet Gowin

“Nothing attracts me like a closed door. I cannot let my camera rest until I have pried it open.” ― Margaret Bourke-White