When you approach something to photograph it, first be still with yourself until the object of your attention affirms your presence. Then don't leave until you have captured its essence.
Minor WhiteThe development of a love of medium and a responsibility for one's own pictures is an overall goal.
Minor WhiteNo matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen.
Minor WhitePhotographers who come up with power never get accused of imitating anyone else even though they photograph the same broom, same street, same portraits.
Minor White...insight, vision, moments of revelation. During those rare moments something overtakes the man and he becomes the tool of a greater Force; the servant of, willing or unwilling depending on his degree of awakeness. The photograph, then, is a message more than a mirror, and the mans a messenger who happens to be a photographer.
Minor White