Every once in a while photographers need some sort of inspiration in their lives. That inspiration can come from many places: paintings, music, poetry, etc. Great quotes from other photographers have always helped me along the way on my photographic journeys; below are a ten. Can you think of any others?

* Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph. – Matt Hardy

* Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory. – Diane Arbus

* Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera. – Yousuf Karsh

* I see something special and show it to the camera. The moment is held until someone sees it. Then it is theirs. – Sam Abell

* If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you’re not out there, you’ll only hear about it. – Jay Maisel

* Remember that the person you are photographing is 50% of the portrait and you are the other 50%. You need the model as much as he or she needs you. If they don’t want to help you, it will be a very dull picture. – Lord Patrick Lichfield

* Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography. – George Eastman

* Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary. – Cecil Beaton

* A lot of photographers think that if they buy a better camera they’ll be able to take better photographs. A better camera won’t do a thing for you if you don’t have anything in your head or in your heart. – Arnold Newman

* When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. – Ansel Adams