David Hurn Born : 1934 Browse All Authors Top 17 quotes by David Hurn Life as it unfolds in front of the camera is full of so much complexity, wonder and surprise that I find it unnecessary to create new realities. There is more pleasure, for me, in things as-they-are. David Hurn cameras photography reality These are the two basic controls at the photographer's command--positi on and timing--all others are extensions, peripheral ones, compared to them David Hurn timing photographer two It is the purpose of life that each of us strives to become actually what he or she is potentially. Each photographer, then, should be obsessed with stretching towards that goal through an understanding of others and the world we inhabit. When that happens, the results, like photographs, are really the expressions of the life of the maker. David Hurn photography goal expression The fundamental issue is one of emphasis: you are not a photographer because you are interested in photography...The reason is that photography is only a tool, a vehicle, for expressing or transmitting a passion in something else. It is not the end result. David Hurn issues passion photography In previous ages the word 'art' was used to cover all forms of human skill. The Greeks believed that these skills were given by the gods to man for the purpose of improving the condition of life. In a real sense, photography has fulfilled the Greek ideal of art; it should not only improve the photographer, but also improve the world. David Hurn photography real art I never claim my photographs reveal some definitive truth. I claim that this is what I saw and felt about the subject at the time the pictures were made. That's all that any photographer can claim. I do not know any great photographer who would presume otherwise. David Hurn saws photography photographer Learn from the best; the second raters have nothing to offer. David Hurn offers photography There are many forms of photography. I consider myself simply a recorder of that which I find of interest around me. I personally have no desire to create or stage direct ideas. David Hurn photography desire ideas The destination of the photograph is to reveal what something or somebody looked like, under a particular set of conditions, at a particular moment in time, and to transmit the results to others. David Hurn results moments photography For me photography is an excuse to be nosy about things I want to know about. David Hurn excuse photography want I'm a photographer, obviously. My chosen tool for understanding life, and communicating the results of this search to others, is the camera. David Hurn understanding photography tools I think of myself as a reportage photographer. I like the word. It implies a personal account of an observed event with connotations of subjectivity but honesty. It is eye-witness photography. David Hurn honesty eye photography ...one day I was speculating on how I would like to look back on life and I decided I wanted to feel that I was a photographer rather than a teacher. As simple as that. David Hurn photography simple teacher This idea fascinates me. The idea that a few seconds of watching a photographer in action can tell you his/her status in the medium. And it's true. If you watch a photographer of merit working an event he/she does not look like an amateur. David Hurn photography doe ideas My advice is: learn from the best or teach yourself. And do not bother at all if you do not have an exaggerated sense of curiosity. David Hurn curiosity photography advice The most important piece of equipment after the camera is a good pair of shoes. David Hurn shoes cameras important You are not a photographer because you are interested in photography. David Hurn photography photographer
