We photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing, and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth can make them come back again. We cannot develop and print a memory.

Quote by Henri Cartier-Bresson

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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 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...

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...

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....