For my part I have never avoided the influence of others. I would have considered it cowardice and a lack of sincerity toward myself.
Henri MatisseThe importance of an artist is to be measured by the quantity of new signs which he has introduced to the language of art.
Henri MatisseA picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now I've been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light.
Henri MatissePhotographs will always be impressive because they show us nature, and all artists will find in them a world of sensations. The photographer must therefore intervene as little as possible, so as not to cause photography to lose the objective charm which it naturally possesses, notwithstanding its defects.
Henri Matisse