Elliott erwitt

If your subjects are eternal... they'll survive.

I'll always be an amateur photographer.

My 'work' is about seeing not about ideas.

The advantage of taking pictures of the famous is that they get published.

I appreciate simplicity, true beauty that lasts over time, and a little wit and eclecticism that make life more fun.

Most photographers work best alone, myself included.

To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way...

Everybody's got to do something... I'd been on my own since an early age and I thought I better find something to do to buy biscuits and stuff. From high school onwards I was earning my way with...

Photography is pretty simple stuff. You just react to what you see, and take many, many pictures.

I'm almost violent about that stuff - electronic manipulation of pictures. I think it's an abomination. I reject it all. I mean, it's OK for selling corn flakes or automobiles or for taking pimples...