Chuck Close
[Artist, b. 1940, Monroe, Washington, lives in New York.]
I always say that inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work.
Marion Post Wolcott
[Photographer, b. 1910, Bloomfield, New Jersey, d. 1990, Santa Barbara, California.]
Women are tough, supportive, sensitive, intelligent, and creative. They are survivors. Women have come a long way, but not far enough. Ahead still are formidable hurdles. Speak with your images from your heart and soul. Give of yourselves. Trust your gut reactions. Suck out the juices—the essence of your life experiences. Get on with it. It may not be too late.
Dennis Stock
[Photographer, b. 1928, New York, d. 2010, Sarasota, Florida.]
Call it art or not, we photographers should always try to pass on our observations with the utmost clarity.
Garry Winogrand
[Photographer, b. 1928, New York, d. 1984, Tijuana, Mexico.]
There is no special way a photograph should look.
Francis Bruguière
[Artist and photographer, b. 1879, San Francisco, d. 1945, London.]
Photography is not easily mastered. One’s attitude to it should be one of continual questioning and dissatisfaction.
Robert Rauschenberg
[Artist, b. 1925, Port Arthur, Texas, d. 2008, Captiva Island, Florida.]
I prefer images that are less specific, so there is room for everyone’s imagination.
Edward Steichen
[Photographer and curator, b. 1879, Luxembourg, Germany, d. 1973, West Redding, Connecticut.]
It is an error common to many artists, [who] strive merely to avoid
mistakes, when all our efforts should be to create positive and important
work. Better positive and important with mistakes and failures than perfect
mediocrity.
