Photography does not create eternity, as art does; it embalms time, rescuing it simply from its proper corruption.

Photography does not create eternity, as art does; it embalms time, rescuing it simply from its proper corruption.

Photography can strip from the world that spiritual dust and grime with which our eyes have covered it.

Every image is to be seen as an object and every object as an image.

A very faithful drawing may actually tell us more about the model but despite the promptings of our critical intelligence it will never have the irrational power of the photograph to bear away our faith.

How has The Grand Illusion held up over the years? It is not enough to say that it has retained its power. Not only has the stature of the film remained undiminished by the passage of time (except in a few minor details), but the innovation, the audacity, and, for want of a better word, the modernity of the direction have acquired an even greater impact.

Photography has freed the plastic arts from their obsession with likeness.