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Alfred Eisenstaedt
American
Photographer
About the author
I don't like to work with assistants. I'm already one too many; the camera alone would be enough.
Alfred Eisenstaedt,
American
Photographer
#Work
I dream that someday the step between my mind and my finger will no longer be needed. And that simply by blinking my eyes, I shall make pictures. Then, I think, I shall really have become a photographer.
Alfred Eisenstaedt,
American
Photographer
#Will
#Mind
#Eyes
#Dream
It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter.
Alfred Eisenstaedt,
American
Photographer
#People
Keep it simple.
Alfred Eisenstaedt,
American
Photographer
Never boss people around. It's more important to click with people than to click the shutter.
Alfred Eisenstaedt,
American
Photographer
#People
#Boss
Once the amateur's naive approach and humble willingness to learn fades away, the creative spirit of good photography dies with it. Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur.
Alfred Eisenstaedt,
American
Photographer
#Heart
#Spirit
#Photography
When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear.
Alfred Eisenstaedt,
American
Photographer
#Fear
We are only beginning to learn what to say in a photograph. The world we live in is a succession of fleeting moments, any one of which might say something significant.
Alfred Eisenstaedt,
American
Photographer
#World
#Beginning
#Moments