On Photography: Cindy Sherman, 1954-present
“The still must tease with the promise of a story the viewer of it itches to be told.” – Cindy Sherman The photographer is the
“The still must tease with the promise of a story the viewer of it itches to be told.” – Cindy Sherman The photographer is the
“Getting it right in the camera was critical when I was shooting 8 by 10 film. There was no retouching. Back then I didn’t take
“A photographer went to a socialite party in New York. As he entered the front door, the host said ‘I love your pictures – they’re
“How can I see this and photograph it differently? What is a way no one has photographed this before?” -Lauri Novak Lauri Novak is a
“Take pictures all the time. Don’t worry if you take a bad photograph; you learn more by taking a bad picture than a good one.
“…my children have never made prints of their photographs, preferring to experience them on a screen. It made me realize the potential loss of the
“I was a loser, a bad kid, I wasn’t really into anything, and then someone gave me a camera and I found that this was
“A dog, graffiti and a lowrider — that’s East L.A.” -George Rodriguez George Rodriguez has made photographs for over 45 years. His subjects appear on
“I said, ‘Imagine what it would mean if you would give me the opportunity to photograph you. She paused, then said, ‘Come back tomorrow night
“The only good war photograph is an anti-war photograph.” -Tim Page Tim Page covered the war in Vietnam, was a “gonzo photographer” tripping with and
“When it comes to how to mark seventy years as your queen, there is no guidebook to follow. It really is a first. … I remain
“I didn’t try to have millions of pictures of rock and roll people. I didn’t think I was on the path to getting the title