Pieter Hugo Professions : Photographer Born : October 29, 1976 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Pieter Hugo I have a taste for the macabre. I really am not drawn to imagery that is pretty, things that are just pretty. I’m drawn to things that challenge you, that make you nervous, that make you uncomfortable. Pieter Hugo imagery nervous challenges It's quite scary when academics start dictating to artists that they should be politically correct or follow certain rules of behavior - which means we have to start making dishonest work, which means it becomes didactic and propaganda in nature. Pieter Hugo scary artist mean I grew up in a middle to upper-class house with fairly liberal sentiments, but to me it was always very obvious that the society I grew up in was not ideal and needed to change. Since I was a kid it was apparent it was going to change. It wasn't sustainable the way it was going on. Pieter Hugo obvious house kids Photography has always been a struggle for me to take seriously as an art form. Pieter Hugo photography struggle art A lot of my inspiration is reactionary to images I see in the media. Pieter Hugo inspiration I always have the feeling that I'm sitting around not doing anything with my life. A little Calvinist guilt that I should be more productive. Pieter Hugo productive guilt feelings Similar Authors Inge Morath photographer Bert Stern photographer Brent Stirton photographer Bunny Yeager photographer Burt Glinn photographer Bruno Barbey photographer All Authors
