I need there to be documentary photographers, because my work is meta-documentary; it is a commentary about the documentary use of photography.
Joan FontcubertaI have always thought that the photographer does artistic work and that art consists of working with fictional premises.
Joan FontcubertaThere are religions in which the representation of the world is banned as an usurpation of the power of a God, creator of all things. It is very possible that photography is a trick of the devil and each shot is a sin.
Joan FontcubertaPhotography is a tool to negotiate our idea of reality. Thus it is the responsibility of photographers to not contribute with anaesthetic images but rather to provide images that shake consciousness.
Joan Fontcuberta