Photography is choosing where to point your eye-cone.

The basic material of photographs is not intrinsically beautiful. It's not like ivory or tapestry or bronze or oil on canvas. You're not supposed to look at the thing, you're supposed to look through it. It's a window.

The photographer’s vision convinces us to the degree that the photographer hides his hand.

The central act of photography, the act of choosing and eliminating, forces a concentration on the picture edge - the line that separates in from out - and on the shapes that are created by it.

Luck is the attentive photographer's best teacher.

A skillful photographer can photograph anything well.

To quote out of context is the essence of the photographer's craft.