6 Quotes & Sayings By Margaret Bourkewhite

Margaret Bourke-White was an American photojournalist best known for her photo essays on the subject of war, including "The Last Days of Mussolini," "The March on Rome," and "The Battle of Britain." She was the first female staff photographer at "Life" magazine. Bourke-White was also a documentary filmmaker. Her documentary work included "Battle Cry," about the development of military aviation, and "The Battle of the Bulge," which documented the 1944 German counteroffensive in World War II. She had an interest in photography from an early age, having won a silver medal at the 1937 Macon, Georgia, Photographic Festival for her work on a school yearbook Read more

Bourke-White began her career in 1936 with her first photographic work for "Life". On assignment to cover Franklin D. Roosevelt's inauguration she had to wait some weeks to get into the inaugural parade.

1
I was to discover that the quest for human understanding is a lifetime one that has no end in sight. Margaret BourkeWhite
2
The very secret of life for me, I believed, was to maintain in the midst of rushing events an inner tranquility. Margaret BourkeWhite
3
To understand another human being you must gain some insight into the conditions which made him what he is. Margaret BourkeWhite
4
If you banish fear nothing terribly bad can happen to you. Margaret BourkeWhite
5
The beauty of the past belongs to the past. Margaret BourkeWhite