Actually, I'm not all that interested in the subject of photography. Once the picture is in the box, I'm not all that interested in what happens next. Hunters, after all, aren't cooks.

Quote by Henri Cartier-Bresson

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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...

Photography is an immediate reaction, drawing is a meditation.

Photography is an immediate reaction, drawing is a meditation.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery,...

Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery,...

To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an...

To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an...

Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is a joyous sensualist, for the...

Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is a joyous sensualist, for the...