You have to follow your instinct all the time. Otherwise you don't make it. Ruth Bernhard More Quotes by Ruth Bernhard More Quotes From Ruth Bernhard I never took a photograph. Instead, I became a good listener. Ruth Bernhard tooknevergoodphotograph I look at ordinary objects, and I see things that other people don't see. That's why I'm a photographer. Ruth Bernhard thingsseelookpeople When I was young, anywhere I would go in Germany, I would see my father's posters. Everyone knew about him. And he had many friends who were artists who were also quite famous. So, for me, it seemed very natural to be an artist and be known. Ruth Bernhard mefriendsartistfather It seems a perfectly normal thing to be 95. Ruth Bernhard perfectlythingnormalseems I'm no snapshot artist. I make very careful choices always, even if I'm using a 35mm camera. Ruth Bernhard cameraalwayschoicesartist I was a very, very careful printer when I used 8-by-10 film. I probably spent more time on printing than anything else. The more the prints were appreciated, the more time I spent on them. Ruth Bernhard anythingmoreappreciatedtime Everything I do is a metaphor of the universal order. Ruth Bernhard everythinguniversalmetaphororder I think of the nudes as seed pods, like flowers or grasses. They are universal bodies. Ruth Bernhard seedflowerslikethink Photographs speak to me, and I obey. Ruth Bernhard photographsobeymespeak I feel that is more important than my work, the influence I have on my students. Ruth Bernhard feelinfluenceimportantwork Seeing comes from the inside, from the heart, from life's experiences. Ruth Bernhard insideseeingheartlife
