“Photography, alone of the arts, seems perfected to serve the desire hu...” — Sam Abell Quote

“Photography, alone of the arts, seems perfected to serve the desire humans have for a moment - this very moment - to stay.”

“My father taught me photography. It was his hobby, and we had a small darkroom in the fruit cellar of our basement. It was the kind of makeshift darkroom that was only dark at night.”

“My dad had been an ardent amateur photographer, and he taught me to compose a photograph from the back to the front, and then populate the picture.”

“Queen's University flies the flag for the arts in Northern Ireland and beyond.”

“A lot of wrestlers get guys to the ground in a mixed martial arts fight and think that's it. But no, we gotta get up eventually and throw some blows.”

“Whatever you go into, you have to go in there to be the best. There's no formulas. It's all about passion and honesty and hard work. It might look glamorous, but it takes a lot of hard work. The blessing with the arts is that you can do it forever.”