Aaron Huey Quotes

United States, Photojournalist
December 9, 1975

Aaron Huey (born December 9, 1975) is an American photojournalist and documentary photographer who is most widely known for his walk across America in 2002, his work as a National Geographic photographer, and for the art and advocacy non-profit called Amplifier. He grew up in Worland, Wyoming, graduating from Worland High School. He received his BFA from the University of Denver, in Colorado in 1999.

Also known as Photographer, Journalist

Your belief system saturates the space around you.

Aaron Huey
- You
- Space
- Belief
I'm not sure how to describe my style. A lot of my work is dark and looks a bit sad, which is strange because I'm such a smiley, over-the-top positive guy who wears gold shoes most days.

Aaron Huey
- Work
- Guy
- Style

War is the greatest failure of mankind.

Aaron Huey
- War
- Failure
- Greatest
War is death. If we are to engage in war, then we should have to stare it straight in the face and call it by its rightful name.

Aaron Huey
- War
- Death
- Name
I wanted to be a painter, somewhere between Abstract Expressionism and Pop.

Aaron Huey
- Painter
- Between
- Abstract
Men are separated by so many petty things.

Aaron Huey
- Men
- Things
- Petty
I want to tell you what it was really like to think death is imminent, but I can't. It's a taste in your mouth. And an emptiness.

Aaron Huey
- Think
- Want
- Death
I don't want to do stories that don't have a heart. I'm just not going to be satisfied with stories where I can't be passionate about the subject, where I can't make a difference.

Aaron Huey
- Heart
- Make A Difference

A visual understanding of great composition and how to use a camera and expensive lenses can be learned, but drive and a real hunger for making photos and telling stories... I don't think that part can be learned. You either have that inside, or you don't.

Aaron Huey
- Great
- Real
- Understanding
Make your work deeper and better than those before you, and eventually someone will notice. If you don't think the work is better than what you've seen, then go back until it is.

Aaron Huey
- Work
- Think
- Better