When I first became interested in photography, I thought it was the whole cheese. My idea was to have it recognized as one of the fine arts. Today I don't give a hoot in hell about that. The mission of photography is to explain man to man and each man to himself. -Edward Steichen

 

When I first became interested in photography, I thought it was the whole cheese. My idea was to have it recognized as one of the fine arts. Today I don't give a hoot in hell about that. The mission of photography is to explain man to man and each man to himself.


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This quote is just one of 9 total Edward Steichen quotes in our collection. Edward Steichen is known for saying 'When I first became interested in photography, I thought it was the whole cheese. My idea was to have it recognized as one of the fine arts. Today I don't give a hoot in hell about that. The mission of photography is to explain man to man and each man to himself.' as well as some of the following quotes.

Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.

Edward Steichen

A good daguerreotype was as perfect a kind of photograph as was ever made.

Edward Steichen

The mission of photography is to explain man to man and each to himself. And that is the most complicated thing on earth.

Edward Steichen

No photographer is as good as the simplest camera.

Edward Steichen

There is only one optimist. He has been here since man has been on this earth, and that is ''man'' himself. If we hadn't had such a magnificent optimism to carry us through all these things, we wouldn't be here. We have survived it on our optimism.

Edward Steichen