Elliott Erwitt Quotes & Sayings

“To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”

“I enjoy nothing more than spending time with my loved ones, young and old, and at least once a year we get together for a formal family photograph.”

“Photography is pretty simple stuff. You just react to what you see, and take many, many pictures.”

“I appreciate simplicity, true beauty that lasts over time, and a little wit and eclecticism that make life more fun.”

“Somehow Photoshop and the ease with which one can produce an image has degraded the quality of photography in general.”

“A visual sense is something you either have or you don't.”

“Be sure to take the lens cap off before photographing.”

“I'll always be an amateur photographer.”

“I'm not a serious photographer like many of my contemporaries. That is to say, I am serious about not being serious.”

“The ratio of successful shots is one in God-knows-how-many. Sometimes you'll get several in one contact sheet, and sometimes it's none for days. But as long as you go on taking pictures, you're likely to get a good one at some point.”