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Woman has been the target of ...

Woman has been the target of much that is sordid and cheap, especially in photography. To raise, to elevate, to endorse with timeless reverence the image of woman, has been my mission.

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

Each time I make a photograph...

Each time I make a photograph I celebrate the life I love and the beauty I know and the happiness I have experienced. All my photographs are made like that responding to my intuition... After all these years, I am still motivated by the radiance that light creates when it transforms an object into something magical. What the eye sees is an illusion of what is real. The black-and-white image is yet another transformation. What exactly exists, we may never know.

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

For me, the creation of a pho...

For me, the creation of a photograph is experienced as a heightened emotional response, most akin to poetry and music, each image the culmination of a compelling impulse I cannot deny. Whether working with a human figure or a still life, I am deeply aware of my spiritual connection with it. In my life, as in my work, I am motivated by a great yearning for balance and harmony beyond the realm of human experience, reaching for the essence of oneness with the Universe.

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

If you can't make the image b...

If you can't make the image bigger or more important than what you see, then don't push the button

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

A person cannot learn to be a...

A person cannot learn to be a photographer. He can only cultivate what he already has. I try to make people aware that they have something very precious to cultivate.

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

What the human eye sees is an...

What the human eye sees is an illusion of what is real. The black and white image transforms illusions into another reality.

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

Fall in love. Every day. With...

Fall in love. Every day. With everything. With life. If you can fall in love, you can be a photographer. I think that is absolutely essential.

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

Never ever say the word shoot...

Never ever say the word shoot when you are taking a picture with a camera because a camera is not a violent weapon.

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

Every day I am aware of the f...

Every day I am aware of the flow and constant change; perhaps I am at the edge of discovering what more our bodies might be able to teach about the spirit of life. At least, I am always exploring and trying to understand our relationship to the whole universe.

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

I expect photographs to find ...

I expect photographs to find me. I never thought of looking for them. I instinctively put them there. My intellect had nothing to do with it.

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

It is so basic. A human being...

It is so basic. A human being is an innocent part of nature. Our civilization has distorted this universal quality that allows us to feel at home in our skin. Other animals have coats that they accept, but the human race has yet to come to terms with being nude.

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

When I was young, anywhere I ...

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 30 quotes

Woman has been the target of m...

Woman has been the target of much that is sordid and cheap, especially in photography. To raise, to elevate, to endorse with timeless reverence the image of woman, has been my mission.

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

I never question what to do, i...

I never question what to do, it tells me what to do. The photographs make themselves with my help.

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

My quest, through the magic of...

My quest, through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity. To indicate the ideal proportion, to reveal sculptural mass and the dominating spirit is my goal.

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

Light is my inspiration, my pa...

Light is my inspiration, my paint and brush. It is as vital as the model herself. Profoundly significant, it caresses the essential superlative curves and lines. Light I acknowledge as the energy upon which all life on this planet depends.

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

If you can't make the image bi...

If you can't make the image bigger or more important than what you see, then don't push the button

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

Never ever say the word shoot ...

Never ever say the word shoot when you are taking a picture with a camera because a camera is not a violent weapon.

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

There is no such thing as taki...

There is no such thing as taking too much time, because your soul is in that picture.

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

If you are not passionately de...

If you are not passionately devoted to an idea, you can make very pleasant pictures but they won't make you cry.

Ruth Bernhard 30 quotes

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