Quotes from Ruth Bernhard

To indicate the ideal proportion and reveal sculptural mass and the dominating spirit is my goal.

I feel that everything has to come from the heart, and it cannot come from the intellect.

I'm no snapshot artist. I make very careful choices always, even if I'm using a 35mm camera.

I understood the craft of photography when done by an artist is art.

I think of the nudes as seed pods, like flowers or grasses. They are universal bodies.

Everything I do is a metaphor of the universal order.

To me... San Francisco is an ideal city, intellectually stimulating and naturally beautiful. The oceans and forests are close enough to refresh the spirit; the architecture is always exciting.

Photography is art when it's used by an artist.