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Freedom for me is a strict frame, and inside that frame are all the variations possible.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Henri Cartier-Bresson
Age: 95 †
Born: 1908
Born: August 22
Died: 2004
Died: January 1
Film Director
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Photographers deal in things which are continuously vanishing.
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Of course it's all luck.
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In every photographer there is something of a stroller.
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He made me suddenly realize that photographs could reach eternity through the moment.
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...it is seldom indeed that a composition which was poor when the picture was taken can be improved by reshaping it in the dark room.
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Give me inspiration over information.
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Think about the photo before and after, never during. The secret is to take your time. You mustn't go too fast. The subject must forget about you. Then, however, you must be very quick.
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I suddenly understood that photography can fix eternity in a moment. It is the only photo that influenced me. There is such intensity in this image, such spontaneity, such joie de vivre, such miraculousness, that even today it still bowls me over.
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I love painting. As far as photography is concerned, I understand nothing.
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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.
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During the work, you have to be sure that you haven't left any holes, that you've captured everything, because afterwards it will be too late.
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Thinking should be done before and after, not during photographing.
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It seems dangerous to be a portrait artist who does commissions for clients because everyone wants to be flattered, so they pose in such a way that there's nothing left of truth.
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Photography is not documentary, but intuition, a poetic experience.
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You just have to live and life will give you pictures.
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In a portrait, I’m looking for the silence in somebody.
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