Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Carl Mydans

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American photographer Carl Mydans.
Last updated on November 25, 2024.
Carl Mydans

Carl Mydans was an American photographer who worked for the Farm Security Administration and Life magazine.

We cannot hope to control what we do not understand, nor to confront our adversary, war, with our eyes averted. — © Carl Mydans
We cannot hope to control what we do not understand, nor to confront our adversary, war, with our eyes averted.
One is not really a photographer until preoccupation with learning has been outgrown and the camera in his hands is an extension of himself. This is where creativity begins.
... I think it is fair to say that all war photographers hide behind their cameras. I hid behind mine for years and years and years. It was a shield... I think that the photographer in combat has a greater protection than the soldier who has a rifle in his hand. That camera has unbelievable protective power.
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