For The World Is Movement, And You

Thinking Should Be Done Beforehand And Afterwards - Never While Actually Taking A Photograph.

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 Intensive Use Of Photographs By Mass Media Lays Ever Fresh Responsibilities Upon The Photographer. We Have To Acknowledge The Existence Of A Chasm Between The Economic Needs Of Our Consumer Society And The Requirements Of Those Who Bear Witness To This Epoch. This Affects Us All, Particularly The Younger Generations Of Photographers. We Must Take Greater Care Than Ever Not To Allow Ourselves To Be Separated From The Real World And From Humanity.

Thinking Should Be Done Before And After, Not During Photographing. Success Depends On The Extent Of One's General Culture. One's Set Of Values, One's Clarity Of Mind One's Vivacity. The Thing To Be Feared Most Is The Artificially Contrived, The Contrary To Life.

Of All The Means Of Expression, Photography Is The Only One That Fixes A Precise Moment In Time.