Reflections on Photography by Photographers

“Photos can’t change the world alone. But they can change the people who see them — and those people can change the world.” _GMB Akash”

“Every person I photograph teaches me something new about resilience. When I share that photo, I’m not sharing just a face — I’m sharing strength, survival, soul.” _GMB Akash

“A good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective.” _Irving Penn

“You don't take a photograph, you make it.” _ Ansel Adams

“Photography is the only language that can be understood anywhere in the world.” _Bruno Barbey

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” _ Dorothea Lange

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” _Henry David Thoreau

“I like to think of my street photography as a way of capturing something magical that others may not even notice.” _Henri Cartier-Bresson

“Photography is the art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place.” _Elliott Erwitt

“A street photograph is the magic of a fleeting moment, captured in the chaos of everyday life.” _Joel Meyerowitz

“To me, travel photography is not just about a place, but about how a place makes you feel and how it changes you.” _Chris Burkard

“Photography is not about capturing the world as it is, but capturing how we see the world through our own perspective.” _Edward Weston

“A photograph should be a reflection of the artist’s perception of the world.” _Edward Weston