I feed on art more than I ever do on photographs. I can admire photography, but I wouldn't go to it out of hunger.
Irving PennSometime in 1964 I realized that I was a victim of a printmaking obsession, a condition that persists today.
Irving PennA beautiful print is a thing in itself, not just a halfway house on the way to the page.
Irving PennSensitive people faced with the prospect of a camera portrait put on a face they think is one they would like to show the world very often what lies behind the facade is rare and more wonderful than the subject knows or dares to believe.
Irving Penn