Ruth Bernhard#1 Never Get Used to Anything.372Humanity
Ruth BernhardThere is nothing unimportant in the universe.376Time
Ruth BernhardEach time I make a photograph I celebrate the life I love and the beauty I know and the happiness I have experienced. All my photographs are made like that responding to my intuit… ▶323LifeLoveTime
Ruth BernhardEverything is one and I am one with it.323Humor
Ruth BernhardI never question what to do, it tells me what to do. The photographs make themselves with my help.3510Philosophy
Ruth BernhardThe human body represents to me the same universal innocence, timelessness and purity of all seed pods, suggesting the mother as well as the child, the parental as well as the des… ▶318HumanityTime
Ruth BernhardThe ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations - each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together… ▶274Time
Ruth BernhardIf you are not willing to see more than is visible, you won't see anything.3210Humor
Ruth BernhardThere is no such thing as taking too much time, because your soul is in that picture.298Time
Ruth BernhardIf youre not interested in life, then photography has no meaning309LifePhilosophy
Ruth BernhardIt is so basic. A human being is an innocent part of nature. Our civilization has distorted this universal quality that allows us to feel at home in our skin. Other animals have c… ▶288Humanity
Ruth BernhardIf you are not passionately devoted to an idea, you can make very pleasant pictures but they won't make you cry.267LoveSadnessThought
Ruth BernhardI always said 'yes' to everything.279Death
Ruth BernhardFor me, the creation of a photograph is experienced as a heightened emotional response, most akin to poetry and music, each image the culmination of a compelling impulse I cannot … ▶269HumanityLife
Ruth BernhardEvery day I am aware of the flow and constant change; perhaps I am at the edge of discovering what more our bodies might be able to teach about the spirit of life. At least, I am … ▶226DeathLife
Ruth BernhardLight is my inspiration, my paint and brush. It is as vital as the model herself. Profoundly significant, it caresses the essential superlative curves and lines. Light I acknowled… ▶162LifeSadness
Ruth BernhardNever ever say the word shoot when you are taking a picture with a camera because a camera is not a violent weapon.199Philosophy
Ruth BernhardIf you can't make the image bigger or more important than what you see, then don't push the button188Philosophy
Ruth BernhardWoman has been the target of much that is sordid and cheap, especially in photography. To raise, to elevate, to endorse with timeless reverence the image of woman, has been my mis… ▶145Time
Ruth BernhardMy quest, through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity. To indicate the ideal proportion, to reveal scu… ▶139Thought
