Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Nikki S. Lee

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a photographer Nikki S. Lee.

Last updated on September 8, 2024.

Nikki Seung-hee Lee is a visual artist born in Geochang, South Korea. Currently working in New York City, Lee works professionally in the field of photography and film. Her work is informed as an 'Asian notions of identity, where identity is not a static set of traits belonging to an individual, but something constantly changing and defined through relationships with other people.'

Photographer | Born: 1970

Source: Wikipedia

Just because I use the photographic medium, that doesn't mean I'm a photographer.

Nikki S. Lee

People think a big camera and big lighting will make art, and I want to break that rule. If you have a great concept, it can be art.

Nikki S. Lee

My work is really simple, actually. I'm just playing with forms of changing.

Nikki S. Lee

My life and work are not separate. I just have more roles than other people. And I have photographs.

Nikki S. Lee

As for the fashion world, the one thing I respect is its shallowness: it's so deep - it's so serious. It can be hard to get that kind of shallowness because of its depth and seriousness.

Nikki S. Lee

I don't want to carry big things around with me. I'm lazy. The snapshot camera, you just carry it around and take the picture. You don't need to think about anything. People in the street are not going to wait for you with a big camera. They would freak out. With a snapshot camera, they are comfortable.

Nikki S. Lee

What does it mean to go deeper? Taking pictures when you're more emotional or sorrowful, or having sex? I just want to have really boring snapshots - people just standing in front of a camera taking pictures with a smile.

Nikki S. Lee

Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Nikki S. Lee

Related Authors