Like every other means of expression, photography, if it is to be utterly honest and direct, should be related to the life of the times - the pulse of today.
Berenice AbbottDoes not the very word 'creative' mean to build, to initiate, to give out, to act - rather than to be acted upon, to be subjective? Living photography is positive in its approach, it sings a song of life - not death.
Berenice AbbottI think the important decision for a photographer is to choose a subject that intensely interests him or her.
Berenice AbbottPictures are wasted unless the motive power which impelled you to action is strong and stirring.
Berenice Abbott