Top 28 Quotes & Sayings by Bill Cunningham

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American photographer Bill Cunningham.

Last updated on April 20, 2025.

William John Cunningham Jr. was an American fashion photographer for The New York Times, known for his candid and street photography.

American - Photographer | March 13, 1929 - June 25, 2016

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My family all thought I was a little nuts.

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I let the streets talk to me. The streets speak to you - how you find out what's new, what people are wearing, what people aren't wearing.

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Money's the cheapest thing. Liberty and freedom is the most expensive.

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I came to New York in 1948 at 19, after one term at Harvard. Well, Harvard wasn't for me at all.

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I could never concentrate on Sunday church services because I'd be concentrating on women's hats.

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There's nothing free. Stay independent and don't fall.

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I had always been interested in fashion.

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Legacy? I'm a worker in the factory; all we care about is today! A legacy... what a bunch of baloney.

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The problem is I'm not a good photographer. To be perfectly honest, I'm too shy. Not aggressive enough. Well, I'm not aggressive at all. I just loved to see wonderfully dressed women, and I still do. That's all there is to it.

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If someone is wearing something terrific, that's what I want to photograph.

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I go out every day. When I get depressed at the office, I go out, and as soon as I'm on the street and see people, I feel better. But I never go out with a preconceived idea. I let the street speak to me.

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I don't pay attention to celebrities. I don't photograph them. They don't dress so... interestingly. They have stylists. I prefer real women who have their own taste.

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I'm really not good with money, and I don't pay attention.

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The main thing I love about street photography is that you find the answers you don't see at the fashion shows. You find information for readers so they can visualize themselves.

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I'm not interested in celebrities, with their free dresses. I'm interested in clothes.

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I just loved to see wonderfully dressed women, and I still do. That's all there is to it.

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I'm a zero.

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When I'm photographing, I look for the personal style with which something is worn - sometimes even how an umbrella is carried or how a coat is held closed.

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I started photographing people on the street during World War II. I used a little box Brownie. Nothing too expensive.

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Fashion is a mirror, reflecting the culture.

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I go to different places all the time. And I try to be as discreet as I can. My whole thing is to be invisible. You get more natural pictures that way, too.

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The best fashion show is definitely on the street. Always has been, and always will be.

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I'm not interested in celebrity.

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I made hats until I went into the Army. I was drafted during the Korean War.

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Most of my pictures are never published. I just document things I think are important. For instance, I've documented the gay pride parade from its first days.

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Women have always been a good influence on me.

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I took to New York life like a star shooting through the heavens.

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Everybody else does work - I have too much fun.

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