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I looked through a lens and ended up abandoning everything else.


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It's more important for a photographer to have very good shoes, than to have a very good camera

It's more important for a photographer to have very good shoes, than to have a very good camera



The picture is not made by the photographer, the picture is more good or less good in function of the relationship that you have with the people you photograph.

The picture is not made by the photographer, the picture is more good or less good in function of the relationship that you have with the people you photograph.



The language that photography has is a formal language. Any photographer is doing something formal. If it's formal, then it must be an aesthetic way to communicate.

The language that photography has is a formal language. Any photographer is doing something formal. If it's formal, then it must be an aesthetic way to communicate.



In GENESIS, my camera allowed nature to speak to me. And it was my privilege to listen.

In GENESIS, my camera allowed nature to speak to me. And it was my privilege to listen.



I don't believe a person has a style. What people have is a way of photographing what is inside them. What is there comes out.

I don't believe a person has a style. What people have is a way of photographing what is inside them. What is there comes out.



I'm not an artist. An artist makes an object. Me, it's not an object, I work in history, I'm a storyteller.

I'm not an artist. An artist makes an object. Me, it's not an object, I work in history, I'm a storyteller.



I believe that the average person can help a lot, not by giving material goods but by participating, by being part of the discussion, by being truly concerned about what is going on in the world.

I believe that the average person can help a lot, not by giving material goods but by participating, by being part of the discussion, by being truly concerned about what is going on in the world.



I try with my pictures to raise a question, to provoke a debate, so that we can discuss problems together and come up with solutions.

I try with my pictures to raise a question, to provoke a debate, so that we can discuss problems together and come up with solutions.



What I want is to create a discussion about what is happening around the world and to provoke some debate with these pictures. Nothing more than this.

What I want is to create a discussion about what is happening around the world and to provoke some debate with these pictures. Nothing more than this.



I tell a little bit of my life to them, and they tell a little of theirs to me. The picture itself is just the tip of the iceberg.

I tell a little bit of my life to them, and they tell a little of theirs to me. The picture itself is just the tip of the iceberg.





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Was I a fool to believe in fate or in some destined illusionary path? I don't know. But we all need something to believe in.



That deep, can-still-taste-her-in-my-mouth sleep.

That deep, can-still-taste-her-in-my-mouth sleep.



You learn the value of water when the rivers are dry.You learn the value of light when the winters are prolonged.You learn the value of water when the fields are bare.

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I actually wrestled in high school. I was only in one match, and I lost... my virginity.

I actually wrestled in high school. I was only in one match, and I lost... my virginity.



Be yourself. No one can say you're doing it wrong.

Be yourself. No one can say you're doing it wrong.



Although I behave in a quite reserved way in my personal life, give me a stage and I'll be as flamboyant as I can.

Although I behave in a quite reserved way in my personal life, give me a stage and I'll be as flamboyant as I can.



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Do not flatter yourselves with the belief that a mere recital of that celebrated verse in St. John makes a man a Christian.

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Yes, photography saved my life. Every time I go through something scary, traumatic, I survive by taking pictures.

Yes, photography saved my life. Every time I go through something scary, traumatic, I survive by taking pictures.



I don't think I could live without a deck of cards in my hands.

I don't think I could live without a deck of cards in my hands.




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