A camera alone does not make a picture. To make a picture you need a camera, a photographer and above all a subject. It is the subject that determines the interest of the photograph.
MAN RAYOne of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
More Man Ray Quotes
-
-
When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
MAN RAY -
There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
MAN RAY -
Speaking of nudes, I have always had a great fondness for this subject, both in my paintings and in my photos, and I must admit, not for purely artistic reasons.
MAN RAY -
Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
MAN RAY -
Oh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !
MAN RAY -
I am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.
MAN RAY -
The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
MAN RAY -
I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
MAN RAY -
All critics should be assassinated.
MAN RAY -
It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
MAN RAY -
The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
MAN RAY -
Is photography an art? There is no point in trying to find out if it is an art. Art is old-fashioned. We need something else.
MAN RAY -
An effort impelled by desire must also have an automatic or subconscious energy to aid its realization.
MAN RAY -
I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.
MAN RAY -
You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
MAN RAY