Dorothea Lange

A camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera. ”

A camera teaches you how to see without a camera. ”

The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera. ”

Pick a theme and work it to exhaustion... the subject must be something you truly love or truly hate. ”

The visual life is an enormous undertaking, practically unattainable. ”

Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still. ”

I believe in living with the camera, and not using the camera. ”

I many times encountered courage, real courage. Undeniable courage. I've heard it said that that was the highest quality of the human animal. I encountered that many times, in unexpected places. And I have learned to recognize it when I see it. ”

Seeing is more than a physiological phenomenon... We see not only with our eyes but with all that we are and all that our culture is. The artist is a professional see-er. ”

Surefire things are deadening to the human spirit. ”