Quotes by : Joe McNally

When I was in school, I wanted to be W. Eugene Smith. He was a legendary staffer at Life, a consummate....

Technology has eliminated the basement darkroom and the whole notion of photography as an intense labor....

Jay Maisel always says to bring your camera, ‘cause it’s tough to take a picture without it. Pursuant....

Don’t pack up your camera until you’ve left the location.

Unpredictability. Accidents. Not good when you’re engaging in, say, brain surgery, but when lighting...wonderful!....

I slid down in the seat and began to weep. I wept for her, for me, but mostly because the siren call....

A professor I had in college used to tell me that if someone won’t listen to what you have to say because....

No matter how much crap you gotta plow through to stay alive as a photographer, no matter how many bad....

John Loengard, the picture editor at Life, always used to tell me, ”If you want something to look interesting,....

You’ve gotta taste the light, like my friend and fellow shooter Chip Maury says. And when you see light....