爱德华·韦斯顿
美国 · 1886–1958
美国摄影师，以对辣椒、贝壳、人体和洛伯斯角风景的精确呈现——记录在其著名的《日记》中——倡导"事物本身"，将摄影重新定义为直接的、不加操控的观看艺术。
维基百科 ↗“Good composition is only the strongest way of seeing. It cannot be taught, because it is not a set of rules but a state of heightened awareness. When you are fully present before your subject, the composition reveals itself — the frame finds its own edges.”
英语
“好的构图不过是最强烈的观看方式。它无法被教授，因为它不是一套规则而是一种高度觉知的状态。当你在拍摄对象前完全在场时，构图会自行显现——画框会找到自己的边界。”
“Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual. A rock, a bit of kelp, a weathered board — these are not humble subjects. Seen with enough intensity, they contain the entire visible world.”
英语
“任何以任何理由令我兴奋的事物，我都会拍摄；不是寻找不寻常的题材，而是让寻常之物变得不寻常。一块岩石、一片海带、一块风化的木板——这些不是卑微的题材。以足够的强度去观看，它们包含了整个可见世界。”
“The camera should be used for a recording of life, for rendering the very substance and quintessence of the thing itself, whether it be polished steel or palpitating flesh. I am not trying to interpret — I am trying to present. The pepper is more than a pepper when you truly see it.”
英语
“相机应该用于记录生命，用于呈现事物本身的实质与精髓，无论它是抛光的钢铁还是跳动的肌肤。我不是在试图解读——我是在试图呈现。当你真正看见一个辣椒时，它就不仅仅是一个辣椒了。”
“The print is the end product of the photographer's vision. The negative is the score, but the print is the performance. You can have a perfect negative and ruin it in the printing, or you can take a flawed negative and, through the alchemy of the darkroom, reveal what was latent in the seeing.”
英语
“照片是摄影师视觉的最终产品。底片是乐谱，但照片是演奏。你可以有一张完美的底片却在冲印中毁掉它，或者你可以拿一张有瑕疵的底片，通过暗房的炼金术，揭示观看中潜藏的东西。”
“To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk. The greatest photographs are made when the photographer forgets everything he has learned and simply sees.”
英语
“在拍照之前查阅构图规则，就像散步之前查阅万有引力定律一样。最伟大的照片是在摄影师忘记他所学的一切、单纯地去看的时候拍出来的。”