100+ PHOTOGRAPHY QUOTES TO INSPIRE

     100+ PHOTOGRAPHY QUOTES TO INSPIRE

There is nothing that can complete your Instagram pic more than a great caption with necessary hashtags. Have a look at our collection of superb photography quotes for Instagram said be professional photographers.

• “My life is shaped by the urgent need to wander and observe, and my camera is my passport.”
  — Steve McCurry
• “A photograph shouldn't be just a picture, it should be a philosophy.”
• “All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for the inability to notice”
• “The picture that you took with your camera is the imagination you want to create with reality.”
• “My camera is my weapon. When I shoot, my photos are the evidence.”

• “Walking the streets with camera in hand is akin to being on a treasure hunt as a child.”
• “Photography is like exploring a new dimension, only I can go there but I can show you where I've been.”
• “Thanks to photography, some memories overstay their welcome.”
• “Most of the views are visible to everyone but only those who had passion can see it beyond.”
• “Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is my task to reveal it if I can.”

• “Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.”
• “I tend to think of the act of photographing, generally speaking, as an adventure. My favorite thing is to go where I’ve never been.”
• “Photography is a love affair with life.”
  — Burk Uzzle
• “When people look at my pictures I want them to feel the way they do when they want to read a line of a poem twice.”
  — Robert Frank

• “When I photograph, what I’m really doing is seeking answers to things.”
  — Wynn Bullock
• “You don't take a photograph. You ask, quietly, to borrow it.”
• “There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.”
  — Ansel Adams

Short Photography Quotes

If you are looking for some striking, catchy and short photography quotes for your photography business cards or logos, photography status on Facebook, etc. we’ve gathered some beautiful quotes on photography topic to cut right to the chase.

• “I don’t trust words. I trust pictures.”
  – Gilles Peress
• “Allow yourself to be surprised by your mistakes.”
  ― Fer Juaristi
• “When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear.”
  – Alfred Eisenstaedt

• “The camera sees more than the eye, so why not make use of it?”
  — Edward Weston
• “Once photography enters your bloodstream, it is like a disease.”
• “Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow.”
  — Imogen Cunningham
• “When people ask me what equipment I use – I tell them my eyes.”
• “I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn’t photograph them.”
  — Diane Arbus

• “I’ve always believed that photography is a way to shape human perception.”
  — James Balog
• “Today everything exists to end in a photograph.”
  — Susan Sontag
• “Skill in photography is acquired by practice and not by purchase.”
  — Percy W. Harris
• “I think of photography like therapy.”
  — Harry Gruyaert
• “Don’t shoot what it looks like. Shoot what it feels like.”
  — David Alan Harvey

• “Fear is the thing that prohibits a lot of photographers from reaching their full potential.”
  — Collin Pierson
• “Only photograph what you love.”
  — Tim Walker
• “I like to photograph anyone before they know what their best angles are.”
  — Ellen Von Unwerth
• “Photography is the story I fail to put into words.”
  — Destin Sparks

Funny Photography Quotes

If you have a sense of humor and are looking for hilarious wedding captions for photos - check out these funny photography quotes that will make you burst out laughing.

• “If you saw a man drowning and you could either save him or photograph the event. what kind of camera would you use?”
• “Photographers are very mean: first they frame you, than they shoot you, than they hang you on the wall.”
• “Buy a professional camera and you are a professional photographer. Buy a flute and you own a flute.”

• "Just be prepared to look back in a few years on yourself, and your photos, and laugh.”
• “Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.”
  ― Henri Cartier-Bresson
• “Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure.”
  ― Tony Benn
• “There are no bad pictures; that’s just how your face looks sometimes.”
  — Abraham Lincoln

• “Gosh, my job is so easy! I just click a button all day… said no photographer ever.”
• “You might be a photographer if: Your eyesight from staring at the computer has gone from F11 to F1.8.”
  — Naman Pokarna’s Photography
• “Today, I am going to shoot someone… and they will love me for it!”
• “How many photographers does it take to change a lightbulb? 50. One to change the bulb and forty-nine to say “I could have done that”
• “A definition of a professional photographer: A "pro" NEVER shows anybody the mistakes.”

• “You might be a photographer if you justify not working out because you are always chasing babies and brides.”
• “Oh! Such beautiful photos! Apparently, you have a very expensive camera Oh! Thank you, the dinner was amazing! Apparently, you have very good pans!”
• “I am a plastic surgeon, a magician, a stylist, a social media guru, a therapist, a master of light. I am photographer”
• “Phew. I have all the gear i will ever need. Said no photographer ever.”
• “How to irritate your photographer: ask to see each shot immediately after it’s taken.”

Inspirational Photography Quotes

These 20 photography quotes from Tumblr, books and interviews will help keep your spirit high and give you the push you desperately need.

• "When photographs are emotionally honest, it can feel scary for the photographer. It’s easier to hide behind a facade of prettiness that makes everything flat and formulaic. But it’s the deeply moving photos that have the most meaning for the client. You need honesty and openness to be able to shoot like that. You need to notice and see people as they are and not as you expect them to be.”
  ― Anna Kuperberg
• "We all see the world so different, why not just transfer that onto film, or digital and share your vision with the world, not someone else’s vision… if you do you will always see your images as someone else’s not yours. That feeling is not genuine.”
  ― Jose Villa
• "The most important thing about photography is who you are, and I can go into depth about the psychology of that, but there’s no way you can take a photograph and not leave your imprint on it. Every time you hit the shutter it’s based on who you are, that’s what makes you different from every body else. My style is that I shoot from the heart, to the heart.”
  ― Joe Buissink

• "I feel the need to make sure that the new generation of photographers realizes that what we (some of us old timers) endeavor to do in this industry is to continue to show the world that what we do is a craft, an art form. There is no magic bullet for success. It requires dedication and hard work. And if you wish to truly excel at this craft… it requires introspection. A very deep look inside yourself.”
  ― Joe Buissink
• "I always use my last week’s effort as my greatest inspiration. Instead of comparing myself to what photographers around me are doing, I’m always trying to beat last week’s effort.”
  ― Jerry Ghionis
• "The most important thing for us is to always be learning, push the boundaries, and to find something new and different with each shoot.”
  ― Daniel and Lindsay Stark
• “What’s really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing: get rid of the extraneous. If you strive for simplicity, you are more likely to reach the viewer.”
  ― William Albert Allard

• “Photographers tend not to photograph what they can’t see, which is the very reason one should try to attempt it. Otherwise we’re going to go on forever just photographing more faces and more rooms and more places. Photography has to transcend description. It has to go beyond description to bring insight into the subject, or reveal the subject, not as it looks, but how does it feel?”
  ― Duane Michals
• "Keep it organic and timeless and your images will withstand the test of time, stop over doing photo shoots and applying the coolest action to your digital images. All of that stuff is trendy and it will die off in no time, keep it simple and classy.”
  ― Jose Villa
• “How do we start taking pictures of people, and stop taking pictures of poses?”
  — Justin and Mary Marantz
• “To me, the magic of photography, per se, is that you can capture an instant of a second that couldn’t exist before and couldn’t exist after. It’s almost like a cowboy that draws his gun. You draw a second before or after, you miss and you’re dead – not them. To me, photography’s always like that.”
  — Mario Testino