A lot of people want to make films and do photography and things, but I'm quite happy doing what I'm doing. - Syd Barrett My parents were not one for photography, and my dad earned the nickname 'Henry VII' for his ability to slice the heads off of subjects for his snaps - Mark Barrowcliffe Becoming emancipated at 14, my life wasn't normal. I didn't have to go to school, so I didn't. I was rebellious by nature. I spent my 20s focusing on my company, Flower Films, and producing movies. Now that I'm almost 30, I would like to try other things in lie. I'm crazy about photography, and I want to take an art history class. - Drew Barrymore You know, my parents have always been incredibly supportive. I'm an only child, so we're very close. There's just the three of us. They're exceptional parents but also great friends. My father was able to take his hobby, photography, and turn it into a beautiful career. So when they saw how much I loved...

Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment. - Ansel Adams Ever since the 1860s when photographers travelled the American West and brought photographs of scenic wonders back to the people on the East Coast of America we have had a North American tradition of landscape photography used for the environment. - Galen Rowell I think landscape photography in general is somewhat undervalued. - Galen Rowell

As an avid photographer, I also took advantage of the latest technology in photography - digital photography - to post photos on my website on a daily basis. - Tipper Gore I don't think that digital photography is romantic yet. It's not sympathetic the way that film is. - Matthew Modine For example, Michael Mann's film Collateral - there is certain kinds of stories that lend themselves to digital photography. Some things are very raw stories that digital photography kind of lends itself to. - Matthew Modine

Becoming emancipated at 14, my life wasn't normal. I didn't have to go to school, so I didn't. I was rebellious by nature. I spent my 20s focusing on my company, Flower Films, and producing movies. Now that I'm almost 30, I would like to try other things in lie. I'm crazy about photography, and I want to take an art history class. - Drew Barrymore There is in fact something obscene and sinister about photography, a desire to imprison, to incorporate, a sexual intensity of pursuit. - William S Burroughs