All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth. Richard Avedon accuratephotographtruth 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
I think all art is about control - the encounter between control and the uncontrollable. Richard Avedon artcontrolencounter Change image and share on social
How many pictures have you torn up because you hate them? 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
Click! In other words, I'm in a very controlling position, and I can bring... and I've already... if the camera's on you, your face is very concentrated. You're listening. You don't know what I'm going to say next, and now you're smiling. All these things are the things I work with. Richard Avedon bringcameraclick share on social
Just advertising departments with legs and high heels. Richard Avedon advertisedepartmentheel Change image and share on social
I never wanted to be called an artist. I wanted to be called a photographer. Richard Avedon artistcallphotographer Change image and share on social
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
I am always stimulated by people. Almost never by ideas. Richard Avedon ideapeoplestimulate 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
