When I read, I take notes and underline things. So reading is a vigorous process for me, but I read in bed. My poor husband is trying to go to sleep, and I'm reaching over him to get the Post-it notes. Sally Mann bedhusbandnote share on social
To be able to take my pictures, I have to look, all the time, at the people and places I care about. Sally Mann carepeoplepicture Change image and share on social
If I take enough pictures, I'm going to get a good one, and I know not to stop at a bad one. Sally Mann badgoodpicture Change image and share on social
Increasingly, the work I'm doing is in service to an idea rather than just to see what something looks like photographed. I'm trying to explore how I feel about something through photography. Sally Mann explorefeelidea Change image and share on social
I remember when the family album came out, people would just knock on our door because they thought they knew us, and that, of course, is one of the great hazards. Sally Mann albumdoorfamily Change image and share on social
I feel I'm a strange mixture of insecurity and strength. Most of us, probably most people. I'm transferring that same concept to the people I photograph. Sally Mann conceptfeelinsecurity Change image and share on social
I had written my master's thesis on Ezra Pound on 'The Cantos.' And don't ask me about it. I don't remember anything about it. Sally Mann cantoezramaster Change image and share on social
I think the media is a fear-mongering operation. They love to rile their viewership up or to scare them. Sally Mann fearlovemedium Change image and share on social
I baked bread, hand-ground peanuts into butter, grew and froze vegetables, and, every morning, packed lunches so healthful that they had no takers in the grand swap-fest of the lunchroom. Sally Mann bakebreadbutter Change image and share on social
I'm the weird person who completely loved and devoured 'Middlemarch' but who has not finished far shorter and more readable books due to distraction or the fact that by some miracle I am sleeping through the night. Sally Mann bookcompletelydevour share on social
