Ruth Bernhard
Ruth Bernhard
Ruth Bernhardwas a German-born American photographer...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth14 October 1905
CountryGermany
photography inspiration light
Light is my inspiration. My photographic images search for dimensions that words cannot touch- the result of intense responses to personal experiences. I do not wish to "record," but rather to touch upon the illusive meanings which I perceive and try to comprehend in this limitless universe.
photography art artist
Photography is art when it's used by an artist.
photography weapons cameras
Never ever say the word shoot when you are taking a picture with a camera because a camera is not a violent weapon.
photography real eye
What the human eye sees is an illusion of what is real. The black and white image transforms illusions into another reality.
photography photograph intellect
I expect photographs to find me. I never thought of looking for them. I instinctively put them there. My intellect had nothing to do with it.
photography instinct
You have to follow your instinct all the time. Otherwise you don't make it.
photography trying body
Every day I am aware of the flow and constant change; perhaps I am at the edge of discovering what more our bodies might be able to teach about the spirit of life. At least, I am always exploring and trying to understand our relationship to the whole universe.
photography spiritual emotional
For me, the creation of a photograph is experienced as a heightened emotional response, most akin to poetry and music, each image the culmination of a compelling impulse I cannot deny. Whether working with a human figure or a still life, I am deeply aware of my spiritual connection with it. In my life, as in my work, I am motivated by a great yearning for balance and harmony beyond the realm of human experience, reaching for the essence of oneness with the Universe.
photography important buttons
If you can't make the image bigger or more important than what you see, then don't push the button
photography target timeless
Woman has been the target of much that is sordid and cheap, especially in photography. To raise, to elevate, to endorse with timeless reverence the image of woman, has been my mission.
photography inspiration curves
Light is my inspiration, my paint and brush. It is as vital as the model herself. Profoundly significant, it caresses the essential superlative curves and lines. Light I acknowledge as the energy upon which all life on this planet depends.
photography soul too-much
There is no such thing as taking too much time, because your soul is in that picture.
photography people trying
A person cannot learn to be a photographer. He can only cultivate what he already has. I try to make people aware that they have something very precious to cultivate.
photography not-interested ifs
If youre not interested in life, then photography has no meaning