This lecture was presented by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and recorded on 11/18/11. It is a while ago, but still very inspiring.
Annie Leibovitz discusses her book, "Pilgrimage," which explores the places where the people who have inspired her have worked. The book includes the homes of Henry David Thoreau, Eleanor Roosevelt, Marian Anderson, and Abraham Lincoln, among others.
“The camera makes you forget you’re there. It’s not like you are hiding but you forget, you are just looking so much.”
“Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow.”
Ellen von Unwerth is a photographer and director. She worked as a fashion model before becoming a photographer in fashion, editorial, and advertising photography. She is specialized in erotic femininity and an absolute icon in her field.
Get inspired by the interview about her work and how she gets inspired for her projects.
“Today everything exists to end in a photograph.”
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”
“I am not interested in rules or conventions. Photography is not a sport”
An interview with Gabriele Schor, Director of the VERBUND Collection and Anna Danneman, Curator of THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S GALLERY.
“JUST DON’T GIVE UP TRYING TO DO WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO. WHERE THERE IS LOVE AND INSPIRATION, I DON’T THINK YOU CAN’T GO WRONG”
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”
Across vast wildernesses from Africa to Mongolia, and in human settlements from the Arctic to the Jersey Shore, 11 accomplished female photographers explore modern realities and what it means to be human in the 21st Century.
“Your eye must see a composition or an expression that life itself offers you, and you must know with intuition when to click the camera.”
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