For me it was sort of career suicide to work in color, but I did it because I perceived myself from an early stage to be interested in seasonality - the changing of the seasons - that's what I deeply loved. Joel Sternfeld careerchangecolor share on social
You take 35 degrees out of 360 degrees and call it a photo. No individual photo explains anything. That's what makes photography such a wonderful and problematic medium. Joel Sternfeld calldegreeexplain Change image and share on social
I could get my camera and point it at two people and not point it at the homeless third person to the right of the frame, or not include the murder that's going on to the left of the frame. Joel Sternfeld cameraframehomeless Change image and share on social
I loved the High Line when it was just mine, when I was the only person up there, and I had a private park in New York City. I had to make an appointment to see it... I'd walk around. I was all alone. Joel Sternfeld appointmentcityhigh Change image and share on social
The job of the color photographer is to provide some level of abstraction that can take the image out of the daily. Joel Sternfeld abstractioncolordaily Change image and share on social
With a photograph, you are left with the same modes of interpretation as you are with a book. You ask: 'What do we know about the author and their background? What do I know about the subject?' Joel Sternfeld authorbackgroundbook Change image and share on social
