Every other artist begins with a blank canvas, a piece of paper the photographer begins with the finished product. – Edward Steichen
When that shutter clicks, anything else that can be done afterward is not worth consideration. – Edward Steichen
Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited, and the wealth and confusion man has created. It is a major force in explaining man to man. – Edward Steichen
Every ten years a man should give himself a good kick in the pants. – Edward Steichen
There is too much sour grapes for my taste in the present American attitude. The time to denounce the bankers was when we were all feeding off their gold plate; not now! At present they have not only my sympathy but my preference. They are the last representatives of our native industries. – Edith Wharton