Quotable

Collected photography-related quotations used on the strapline atop this ‘ere homepage a previous incarnation of this homepage, newest first. There’s only a couple so far: this site’s incarnation has only been live a few months. Please feel free to suggest more quotes, related witticisms or oevres of your own included, in the comments box below.

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  • “Some images are so beautiful that the reality behind them hurts”
    Ch’ng Yaohong

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  • “Nothing permanently diminishes the affirmation of the sun” Robert Adams


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  • “Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure.”
    Tony Benn

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  • “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness”
    Julian Germain

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  • “Any collection of photographs is an exercise in Surrealist montage and the Surrealist abbreviation of history.” Susan Sontag

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  • “The idea that professionals are commercial hacks but artists are free and independent image-makers wipes out practically the whole history of photography.” David Hurn

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  • “The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” Dorothea Lange

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  • “DaDa is beautiful like the night, who cradles the young day in her arms.” Hans Arp

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