Quotes by "Berenice Abbott"

Does not the very word 'creative' mean to build, to initiate, to give out, to act - rather than to be acted upon, to be subjective? Living photography is positive in its approach, it sings a song of life - not death.

Berenice Abbott

death dying giving give word

Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past.

Berenice Abbott

past

Photography helps people to see.

Berenice Abbott

people society

The challenge for me has first been to see things as they are, whether a portrait, a city street, or a bouncing ball. In a word, I have tried to be objective.

Berenice Abbott

word