Diane Arbus
Diane Arbus
Diane Arbuswas an American photographer and writer noted for photographs of marginalized people—dwarfs, giants, transgender people, nudists, circus performers —and others whose normality was perceived by the general populace as ugly or surreal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth14 March 1923
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
photography adventure thinking
I tend to think of the act of photographing, generally speaking, as an adventure. My favorite thing is to go where I’ve never been.
photography wanted license
Photography was a license to go wherever I wanted and to do what I wanted to do.
inspirational photography believe
I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.
inspirational photography philosophical
A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.
inspirational photography night
Taking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing Oreo cookies.
life motivational softball
Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.
longer looking proof stillness turn
They are the proof of something was there and no longer is.Like a stain. And the stillness of them is boggling. You can turn away but when you come back they'll still be there looking at you.
important way done
It's important to take bad pictures. It's the bad ones that have to do with what you've never done before. They can make you recognize something you hadn't seen in a way that will make you recognize it when you see it again.
character world stories
The world is full of fictional characters looking for their stories
photography important photographer
For me, the subject of the picture is always more important than the picture.
mean magic way
There's a kind of power thing about the camera. I mean everyone knows you've got some edge. You're carrying some magic which does something to them. It fixes them in a way.
photography crazy thinking
We stand on a precipice, then before a chasm, and as we wait it becomes higher, wider, deeper, but I am crazy enough to think it doesn't matter which way we leap because when we leap we will have learned to fly. Is that blasphemy or faith?
thinking creepy way
I think all families are creepy in a way.
photography teacher people
There are an awful lot of people in the world and it's going to be terribly hard to photograph all of them... It was my teacher Lisette Model who finally made it clear to me that the more specific you are, the more general it will be.