The Only Thing Which Completely Was An

Some Photographs Are Like A Chekhov Short Story Or A Maupassant Story. They're Quick Things And There's A Whole World In Them. But One Is Unconscious Of It While Shooting.

In Order To Give Meaning To The World, One Has To Feel Oneself Involved In What He Frames. This Attitude Requires Concentration, A Discipline Of Mind, Sensitivity, And A Sense Of Geometry.

The Only Thing Which Completely Was An Amazement To Me And Brought Me To Photography Was The Work Of Munkacsi. When I Saw The Photograph Of Munkacsi Of The Black Kids Running In A Wave, I Couldn't Believe Such A Thing Could Be Caught With The Camera. I Said, 'damn It', I Took My Camera And Went Out Into The Street.

I'm Always Amused By The Idea That Certain People Have About Technique, Which Translate Into An Immoderate Taste For The Sharpness Of The Image. It Is A Passion For Detail, For Perfection, Or Do They Hope To Get Closer To Reality With This Trompe I'oeil? They Are, By The Way, As Far Away From The Real Issues As Other Generations Of Photographers Were When They Obscured Their Subject In Soft-focus Effects.

We Cannot Develop And Print A Memory.