Sam Abell

“I believe in the power of the long-term project.”

“The digital camera is a great invention because it allows us to reminisce. Instantly.”

“To me, the most important thing is to be a compassionate photographer.”

“Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create our own private world.”

“It is in the serendipitous that I find my pictures.”

“Bad weather makes for good photography.”

“A photograph is an interruption in the flow of time.”

“The best pictures are always waiting to be made.”

“Look for the light. The light is everything.”

“I think that the best pictures are often on the edges of any situation.”

“My best work is always ahead of me.”

“A mad, keen photographer needs to get out into the world and work and make pictures.”

“Essentially, what photography is is life lit up.”

“The life of a photograph is on the printed page, not on the screen.”

“My photography is a reflection of my life. It's my way of seeing things.”