Richard Avedon
Richard Avedon
Richard Avedonwas an American fashion and portrait photographer. An obituary published in The New York Times said that "his fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-century"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth15 May 1923
CountryUnited States of America
Richard Avedon quotes about
photography photographer made
I know that the accident of my being a photographer has made my life possible.
reality people photograph
The pictures have a reality for me that the people don't. It is through the photographs that I know them.
facts portraits opinion
A portrait isn't a fact but an opinion - an occasion rather than a truth.
faces
Faces are the ledgers of our experience.
photography persons
There is no truth in photography. There is no truth about anyone's person.