Everything is one and I am one with it. — Ruth Bernhard, photographer
Other interesting things that Ruth Bernhard has had to say:
I feel that is more important than my work, the influence I have on my students.
When I was young, anywhere I would go in Germany, I would see my father’s posters. Everyone knew about him. And he had many friends who were artists who were also quite famous. So, for me, it seemed very natural to be an artist and be known.
I’ve always photographed beauty, but I’ve never been beautiful myself.
I allowed life to give me presents. And everything just sort of happened the way it was supposed to happen. I did not pursue anything. It more or less pursued me.
I have no regrets about my work. To be a photographer was a gift of the gods. I can’t imagine anything that would have been better.
I have no regrets about my work. To be a photographer was a gift of the gods. I can't imagine anything that would have been better. — Ruth Bernhard, photographer Share on XI look at ordinary objects, and I see things that other people don’t see. That’s why I’m a photographer.
I look at ordinary objects, and I see things that other people don't see. That's why I'm a photographer. — Ruth Bernhard, photographer Share on XThe 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 by cosmic harmony.
The 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 by cosmic harmony. — Ruth Bernhard, photographer Share on XI’m no snapshot artist. I make very careful choices always, even if I’m using a 35mm camera.
I'm no snapshot artist. I make very careful choices always, even if I'm using a 35mm camera. — Ruth Bernhard, photographer Share on X
