Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Phil Stern

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American photographer Phil Stern.

Last updated on October 8, 2024.

Philip "Snapdragon" Stern was an American photographer noted for his iconic portraits of Hollywood stars, as well as his war photography while serving as a U.S. Army Ranger with "Darby's Rangers" during the North African and Italian campaigns in World War II.

American - Photographer | September 3, 1919 - December 13, 2014

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There is no such thing as the perfect picture. That's the challenge of photography. I was always striving for perfection, even though I knew I could never achieve it. But it kept me reaching for something.

Phil Stern

If you're lucky enough to have captured maybe two hundred memorable pictures, you still haven't captured that much experience, have you?

Phil Stern

Look, Matisse I ain't. You know how they have on the invitations, a reception for the artist will be held at... And I say, Look, you gotta change this. I'm not an artist. I'm a photographer, a skilled craftsman.

Phil Stern

I'm always looking for perfection. Every photographer, in one way or another, if he's serious, is. He ain't ever going to get it. But hope springs eternal.

Phil Stern

Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Phil Stern

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