Lee Friedlander
[Photographer, b. 1934, Aberdeen, Washington, lives in New York.]
At first, my presence in my photos was fascinating and disturbing. But as time passed and I was more a part of other ideas in my photos, I was able to add a giggle to those feelings.
William Wegman
[Artist, b. 1943, Holyoke, Massachusetts, lives in New York.]
As soon as I got funny, I killed any majestic intentions in my work.
Allan Sekula
[Photographer, writer, and theorist, b. 1951, Erie, Pennsylvania, d. 2013, Los Angeles.]
Nothing could be more natural than... a man pulling a snapshot from his wallet and saying, “This is my dog.”
Tallulah Bankhead
[Actress, b. 1902, Huntsville, Alabama, d. 1968, New York.]
They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should photograph me through linoleum.
Bill Jay
[Photographer, writer, and curator, b. 1940, Maidenhead, England, d. 2009, Samara, Costa Rica.]
Photoshop makes it easier to do all the things you didn’t need to do before Photoshop.
Kermit the Frog
[Muppet and Philosopher, b. 1955, WRC-TV, Washington, D.C., lives in Hollywood.]
How important are the visual arts in our society? I feel strongly that the visual arts are of vast and incalculable importance. Of course I could be prejudiced. I am a visual art.
Norman Parkinson
[Photographer, b. 1913, London, d. 1990, Singapore.]
I like there to be a joke in practically every photo I take. Nobody has the right to make photography boring.
Stephen Colbert
[Satirist and television host, b. 1964, Washington, D.C., lives in New York.]
Cameras are dangerous. With no waiting period or background check, any whack-job could just stroll into a Wal-Mart and walk out with a semi-automatic. Now, for years I’ve been pressing for stricter regulations on cameras, especially around our elected officials. Too many political lives have been cut short by some crazed shooter.
