Henri Cartier-Bresson Quotes

For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously. It is by economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.

I started being a photographer because I liked fashion. I liked the idea of dressing up and changing my look. I got earrings, dyed my hair. I would dress like a fashion photo.

Everyone takes pictures, so you need to have your own opinion.

I've done my own videos, I do my own styling, so I feel like I've just always been a visual artist... I was one of those kids who wanted to make my own clothes and take pictures of everything. Everything inspired me, and everything felt like art around me.

I love doing photoshoots; it let's me really show off my personality, flair, and makeup within a photo.

I had some great times doing competitions, but I have always been more into making movies because making movies is more about art and expressing yourself in a creative way.

Lifes light. Life is light. You can make light do anything you want to. Photography means 'light writing'.

The camera gave me an incredible freedom. It gave me the ability to parade through the world and look at people and things very, very closely.

For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity.

The point of fashion is that you take the picture you want. And fashion is the only photography that allows fantasy, and I'm a fantasist.

Artists need to express.

It wasn't like I picked a camera up in 1989 and stopped making music. I picked a camera up and found another form of expression.

Photography is still a very new medium and everything must be tried and dare.

I was very pleased to find that once I had records out music videos were starting to happen, so I directed some of my own music videos and got to experiment in other areas of expression.

The only thing in life that really gives me any peace is just being lost in the process of creating something, whether it's the film or painting and drawing, which has been a big part of my life, for a long time.

I've always been more of a camera hog than anything, and it's just another way to get it all out!

Film is just a great medium to express yourself and a great environment to work around.

When it comes to the camera, I can do my thing. But I'm bashful.

I think performance art comes from a simple place of wanting to express things beyond just sound.

Doing those costume pictures was wonderful.

Because there is so little room for expression otherwise, a lot of people love cinema because they find it a way of expressing themselves.

What I'm doing is art - it's low-brow art but there's a magic in that.

As I have practiced it, photography produces pleasure by simplicity. I see something special and show it to the camera. A picture is produced. The moment is held until someone sees it. Then it is theirs.

If you're an actor, you're at the mercy of a script. You've got far more control if you're the photographer.

Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution.