Only powerfully conceived images have the ability to penetrate the memory, to stay there, in short to become unforgettable.

André Kertész has two qualities that are essential for a great photographer: an insatiable curiosity about the world, about people, and about life, and a precise sense of form.

To me photography must suggest, not insist or explain.

To keep from going stale you must forget your professional outlook and rediscover the virginal eye of the amateur.

The purpose of art is to raise people to a higher level of awareness than they would otherwise attain on their own.

Only powerfully conceived images have the ability to penetrate the memory, to stay there, in short to become unforgettable.

Photography in our time leaves us with a grave responsibility. While we are playing in our studios with broken flowerpots, oranges, nude studies and still lifes, one day we know that we will be brought to account: life is passing before our eyes without our ever having seen a thing.