Weegee Professions : Photographer Born : June 12, 1899 Died : December 26, 1968 Browse All Authors Top 21 quotes by Weegee When you find yourself beginning to feel a bond between yourself and the people you photograph, when you laugh and cry with their laughter and tears, you will know you are on the right track. Weegee track laughter people To me a photograph is a page from life, and that being the case, it must be real. Weegee pages photographer real The same camera that photographs a murder scene can photograph a beautiful society affair at a big hotel. Weegee murder cameras beautiful My name is Weegee. I'm the world's greatest photographer. Weegee photographer names world I’m no part time dilettante photographer, unlike the bartenders, shoe salesmen, floorwalkers plumbers, barbers, grocery clerks and chiropractors whose great hobby is their camera. All their friends rave about what wonderful pictures they take. If they’re so good, why don’t they take pictures full—time, for a living, and make floor walking, chiropractics, etc., their hobby? But everyone wants to play it safe. They’re afraid to give up their pay checks and their security they might miss a meal. Weegee shoes giving-up play Many photographers live in a dream world of beautiful backgrounds. It wouldn’t hurt them to get a taste of reality to wake them up. Weegee hurt dream beautiful People are so wonderful that a photographer has only to wait for that breathless moment to capture what he wants on film. Weegee photography waiting people If I had a picture of two handcuffed criminals being booked, I would cut the picture in half and get five bucks for each. Weegee criminals cutting two To me, pictures are like blintzes - ya gotta get 'em while they're hot. Weegee ems photographer hot Sure. I’d like to live regular. Go home to a good looking wife, a hot dinner, and a husky kid. But I guess I got film in my blood. I love this racket. It’s exciting. It’s dangerous. It’s funny. It’s tough. It’s heartbreaking. Weegee home kids blood What I did, anybody can do. Weegee photography photographer can-do There are photographic fanatics, just as there are religious fanatics. They buy a so-called candid camera there is no such thing: it’s the photographer who has to be candid, not the camera. Weegee candid-camera cameras religious I am a perfectionist. When I take a picture...it's gotta be good. Weegee perfectionist be-good photographer Anyone who looks for life can find it... and they don't need to photograph ashcans. The average camera fan reminds me of Pollyanna, with a lollypop in one hand and a camera in the other. You can't be a Nice Nelly and take news pictures. Weegee nice average hands A natural-born photographer, with hypo in my blood. Weegee photographer natural blood I had so many unsold murder pictures lying around my room...I felt as if I were renting out a wing of the City Morgue. Weegee cities wings lying Hollywood is Newark, New Jersey with palm trees. Weegee jersey hollywood tree I have no chips on my shoulder. I like to be constructive. As I have said, I have inspired many persons to take up photography. As a matter of fact, I inspire myself. (When I take a good picture I give myself a bonus.). Weegee photography giving inspire News photography teaches you to think fast. Weegee news photography thinking It's been a strange [summer].... I was sent by a magazine to photograph famous photographers.... Of course, I included myself. Weegee magazines strange summer Similar Authors Inge Morath photographer Bert Stern photographer Brent Stirton photographer Bunny Yeager photographer Burt Glinn photographer Bruno Barbey photographer All Authors
