Five Photography Quotes to Live by in 2016

What it says. All images included here are copyright the relevant photographer.

“My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain.”

– Helmut Newton

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Girl in Yves Saint Laurent Suit by Helmut Newton

“There is no formula for success, but there is formula for failure and that is trying to please everybody.”

– Man Ray

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Glass Tears (variant) by Man Ray

“At what age does one unwittingly replace passion with know-how?”

– Jeanloup Sieff

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Cafe de Flore by Jeanloup Sieff

“Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.”

– Ansel Adams

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Evening, McDonald Lake, Glacier National Park (1942) by Ansel Adams

“The pictures are there, and you just take them.”

– Robert Capa

Robert Capa

American troops landing at Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944 by Robert Capa

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