I dream that someday the step between my mind and my finger will no longer be needed. And that simply by blinking my eyes, I shall make pictures. Then, I think, I shall really have become a photographer.
— Alfred Eisenstaedt
Once the amateur's naive approach and humble willingness to learn fades away, the creative spirit of good photography dies with it. Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur.
I don't like to work with assistants. I'm already one too many; the camera alone would be enough.
We are only beginning to learn what to say in a photograph. The world we live in is a succession of fleeting moments, any one of which might say something significant.
Keep it simple.
When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear.
It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter.
