Arthur Rothstein Quotes

I photographed Arthur Coble and his sons Milton and Darrel as they did chores, but the vicious winds made it difficult to see and breathe.

...a photographer must be aware of and concerned about the words that accompany a picture. These words should be considered as carefully as the lighting, exposure and composition of the photograph.

Photography is a universal language, transcending the boundaries of race, politics, and nationality.

Because powerful images are fixed in the mind more readily than words, the photographer needs no interpreter. A photograph means the same thing all over the world and no translator is required. Photography is truly a universal language, transcending all boundaries of race, politics and nationality.

It is a rare photographer who can take a detached, cold-blooded view of his work.

In conclusion, the idea of direction on the part of the photographer has its greatest value when its processes are least discernible to the spectator.

It is sometimes desirable to distort or accentuate with lenses of various focal lengths... Deliberate distortion may actually add to its reality.