Alfred Stieglitz

The artist must be a seer, not a mere recorder.

In the midst of chaos, there is form.

My camera is my third eye.

Art bridges the gap between the seen and the unseen.

The struggle for recognition is the artist's true path.

Equivalents are the language of the soul in photography.

New York is a symphony of steel and steam.

Feeling is the essence of art; technique is secondary.

The photograph must be direct, unadorned.

I live through my lens.

Clouds taught me that beauty is in abstraction.

The modern world demands a new vision.

Photography reveals the invisible threads of life.

My portraits are not of people, but of their essence.

Art is the record of a moment's eternity.

The battle against pictorialism is won when truth prevails.

Life's meaning is found in the pursuit of beauty.

The straight line is the purest form.

In art, sincerity is the greatest weapon.

My work is my autobiography in images.