So I went to Chicago in 1940, I think, '41, and the photographs that I made there, aside from fashion, were things that I was trying to express in a social conscious way. Gordon Parks chicagoconsciousexpress Change image and share on social
The man at Kodak told me the shots were very good and if I kept it up, they would give me an exhibition. Later, Kodak gave me my first exhibition. Gordon Parks exhibitiongivegood Change image and share on social
The photographer begins to feel big and bloated and so big he can't walk through one of these doors because he gets a good byline; he gets notices all over the world and so forth; but they're really - the important people are the people he photographs. Gordon Parks beginbigbloat share on social
You know, the camera is not meant just to show misery. Gordon Parks camerameanmisery Change image and share on social
I bought my first camera in Seattle, Washington. Only paid about seven dollars and fifty cents for it. Gordon Parks buycameracent Change image and share on social
I'd become sort of involved in things that were happening to people. No matter what color they be, whether they be Indians, or Negroes, the poor white person or anyone who was I thought more or less getting a bad shake. Gordon Parks badcolorhappen share on social
I was there less than a year before I was assigned to the Paris bureau. I spent two years there and, in fact, before I even went on the staff I was sent to Europe to do assignments which they wouldn't normally do for a young photographer just starting out. Gordon Parks assignassignmentbureau share on social
There's another horizon out there, one more horizon that you have to make for yourself and let other people discover it, and someone else will take it further on, you know. Gordon Parks discoverhorizonmake Change image and share on social
I think maybe the rural influence in my life helped me in a sense, of knowing how to get close to people and talk to them and get my work done. Gordon Parks closehelpinfluence Change image and share on social
At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure, and that fear compelled me to fight off anything that might abet it. Gordon Parks abetcompelfailure Change image and share on social
