Robert Adams (photographer) Quote

When photographers get beyond copying the achievements of others, or just repeating their own accidental first successes, they learn that they do not know where in the world they will find pictures. Nobody does. Each photograph that works is a revelation to its supposed creator.


Why People Photograph: Selected Essays and Reviews (ed. 1994)


When photographers get beyond copying the achievements of others, or just repeating their own accidental first successes, they learn that they do not ...

When photographers get beyond copying the achievements of others, or just repeating their own accidental first successes, they learn that they do not ...

When photographers get beyond copying the achievements of others, or just repeating their own accidental first successes, they learn that they do not ...

When photographers get beyond copying the achievements of others, or just repeating their own accidental first successes, they learn that they do not ...