Richard Avedon Professions : Photographer Born : May 15, 1923 Died : October 1, 2004 Browse All Authors Top 63 quotes by Richard Avedon A photographic portrait is a picture of someone who knows he is being photographed, and what he does with this knowledge is as much a part of the photograph as what he's wearing or how he looks. Richard Avedon picture someone looks knowledge I think all art is about control - the encounter between control and the uncontrollable. Richard Avedon i-think control think art Click! In other words, I'm in a very controlling position, and I can bring... and I've already... if the camera's on you, your face is very concentrated. You're listening. You don't know what I'm going to say next, and now you're smiling. All these things are the things I work with. Richard Avedon face words you work Similar Authors Inge Morath photographer Bert Stern photographer Brent Stirton photographer Bunny Yeager photographer Burt Glinn photographer Bruno Barbey photographer All Authors