Above all, I craved to seize the whole essence, in the confines of one single photograph, of some situation that was in the process of unrolling itself before my eyes.

Quote by Henri Cartier-Bresson

Topics: Photography Quotes

Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is...

Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is...

Think about the photo before and after, never during. The secret is to take your...

Think about the photo before and after, never during. The secret is to take your...

The photograph itself doesn't interest me. I want only to capture a minute part of...

The photograph itself doesn't interest me. I want only to capture a minute part of...

To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality....

To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality....

Actually, I'm not all that interested in the subject of photography. Once the picture is...

Actually, I'm not all that interested in the subject of photography. Once the picture is...

To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the...

$To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the...$

In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject. The little, human detail can...

In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject. The little, human detail can...

We photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing, and when they have vanished there...

We photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing, and when they have vanished there...

Photography is an immediate reaction, drawing is a meditation.

Photography is an immediate reaction, drawing is a meditation.

Above all, I craved to seize the whole essence, in the confines of one single...

Above all, I craved to seize the whole essence, in the confines of one single...

During the work, you have to be sure that you haven't left any holes, that...

During the work, you have to be sure that you haven't left any holes, that...

Actually, I'm not all that interested in the subject of photography. Once the picture is...

Actually, I'm not all that interested in the subject of photography. Once the picture is...

The most difficult thing for me is a portrait. You have to try and put...

The most difficult thing for me is a portrait. You have to try and put...

Memory is very important, the memory of each photo taken, flowing at the same speed...

Memory is very important, the memory of each photo taken, flowing at the same speed...

The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long...

The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long...

To take photographs means to recognize - simultaneously and within a fraction of a second...

$To take photographs means to recognize - simultaneously and within a fraction of a second...$

During the work, you have to be sure that you haven't left any holes, that...

During the work, you have to be sure that you haven't left any holes, that...

Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers...

Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers...

Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through...

Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through...

Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through...

Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through...