Quotes About Photographing Nature

#1. I'm Jewish and respect the traditions of Judaism, but through all the time I've spent photographing nature, I also have a deep appreciation for the power of the universe. No, not the power of the universe, but just celebrating life.

Louie Schwartzberg

#2. Many photographers think they are photographing nature when they are only caricaturing her.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

#3. I told myself, 'When I grow up, I want to make pictures that can inspire and nourish people.' Immediately, when I was 10, I started photographing nature. I built a darkroom. My first really good darkroom, not just down in the cellar, was when I was 14.

Bill Atkinson

#4. Shoved your knee where, princess?" "His parts. You know.

Melyssa Winchester

#5. God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.

Anna Pavlova

#6. Sometimes you have to endure painful things to realize that you're a whole lot stronger than you think.

Jenn Bennett

#7. I've finally figured out what's wrong with photography. It's a one-eyed man looking through a little 'ole. Now, how much reality can there be in that?

David Hockney

#8. The scare quotes burn off like fog.

Ben Lerner