The desire of any war photographer is to be put out of business.

It’s not enough to have talent. You also have to be Hungarian.

In a war, you must hate somebody or love somebody; you must have a position or you cannot stand what goes on

What's the point of getting killed if you've got the wrong exposure?

You don't have to pose your camera. The pictures are there, and you just take them. The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda. (On the Spanish Civil War, 1937)

It's not always easy to stand aside and be unable to do anything except record the sufferings around one.

The pictures are there, and you just take them.