‘I hope to stay unemployed as a war photographer till the end of my life.’
Robert Capa (Hungarian war photographer and photojournalist) – October 22, 1913 – May 25, 1954.
Category: Quotation
Born on this day – Paul Strand
‘The artist’s world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep.’
Paul Strand (American photographer and filmmaker) – October 16, 1890 – March 31, 1976.
Born on this day – Don McCullin
‘Photography for me is not looking, it’s feeling. If you can’t feel what you’re looking at, then you’re never going to get others to feel anything when they look at your picture’
Don McCullin (British photojournalist) – October 9, 1935 (age 83).
Born on this day – Annie Leibovitz
‘When you are younger, the camera is like a friend and you can go places and feel like you’re with someone, like you have a companion.’
Annie Leibovitz (American portrait photographer) – October 2, 1949 (age 69).
Born on this day – Alberto Korda
‘Forget the camera, forget the lens, forget all of that. With any four-dollar camera, you can capture the best picture.’
Alberto Korda (Cuban photographer) – September 14, 1928 – May 25, 2001.
Born on this day – Brassaï
‘To keep from going stale you must forget your professional outlook and rediscover the virginal eye of the amateur.’
Brassaï (Hungarian/French photographer) – September 9, 1899 – July 8, 1984.
Born on this Day… Galen Rowell
‘You only get one sunrise and one sunset a day, and you only get so many days on the planet. A good photographer does the math and doesn’t waste either.’
Galen Rowell (wilderness photographer, adventure photojournalist and climber) – August 23, 1940 – August 11, 2002.
Born on this Day… Horst P. Horst
‘I like taking photographs, because I like life. And I like photographing people best of all, because most of all I love humanity.’
Horst P. Horst (German-American fashion photographer) – August 14, 1906 – November 18, 1999.
Born on this day… Elliott Erwitt
‘When I get up in the morning I brush my teeth and go about my business, and if I am going anywhere interesting I take my camera along.’
Elliott Erwitt (American advertising and documentary photographer) – July 26, 1928 (age 90).
Born on this day… George Eastman
‘Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.’
George Eastman (American entrepreneur and founder of the Eastman Kodak Company) – July 12, 1854 – March 14, 1932.
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