I like to hide my camera and use a remote control, because then no one knows when I'm actually imprisoning their souls in the visual plane of thought or just sitting there, waiting, and then making time stop. The printed film is like a bell used to symbolize its hour. Except it stands for both that hour's and everything's sudden stopping.
Margaret Bourke-WhiteThe very secret of life for me, I believed, was to maintain in the midst of rushing events an inner tranquility.
Margaret Bourke-WhiteI was to discover that the quest for human understanding is a lifetime one that has no end in sight.
Margaret Bourke-WhiteAs photographers, we live through things so swiftly. All our experience and training is focused toward snatching off the highlights... That all significant perfect moment, so essential to capture, is often highly perishable. There may be little opportunity to probe deeper.
Margaret Bourke-WhiteIf you want to photograph a man spinning, give some thought to why he spins. Understanding for a photographer is as important as the equipment he uses.
Margaret Bourke-White