Real people move, they bear with them the element of time. It is this fourth dimension of people that I try to capture in a photograph. Richard Avedon bearcapturedimension Change image and share on social
My parents put the New Yorker in my crib. I saw Vogue and Vanity Fair around the house before I could read. Richard Avedon cribfairhouse Change image and share on social
I think all art is about control - the encounter between control and the uncontrollable. Richard Avedon artcontrolencounter Change image and share on social
The moment an emotion or fact is transformed into a photograph it is no longer a fact but an opinion. Richard Avedon emotionfactlong Change image and share on social
Just advertising departments with legs and high heels. Richard Avedon advertisedepartmentheel Change image and share on social
Fashion is where I make my living. I'm not knocking it; it's a pleasure to make a living that way. Then there's the deeper pleasure of doing my portraits. Richard Avedon deepfashionknock Change image and share on social
What ends up in your scrapbook? The pictures where you look like a good guy and a good family man, and the children look adorable - and they're screaming the next minute. I've never seen a family album of screaming people. Richard Avedon adorablealbumchild share on social
Any artist picks and chooses what they want to paint or write about or say. Photographers are the same. Richard Avedon artistchoosepaint Change image and share on social
I hate cameras. They interfere, they're always in the way. I wish: if I could work with my eyes alone. Richard Avedon cameraeyehate Change image and share on social
All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth. Richard Avedon accuratephotographtruth Change image and share on social
