Rene Burri Quotes

• One of these days, I'm going to publish a book of all the pictures I did not take.

  Rene Burri

  Book, These Days, Publish

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• What counts is putting the intensity that you yourself have experienced into the picture. Otherwise it is just a document.

  Rene Burri

  Intensity, Documents

  "René Burri, Photographer of Picasso and Che, Dies at 81" by Douglas Martin, www.nytimes.com. October 22, 2014.

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• A photograph is a moment when you press the button. It will never come back.

  Rene Burri

  Buttons, Moments, Photograph

  "Photographer René Burri's best shot". Interview with Andrew Pulver, www.theguardian.com. March 24, 2010.

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• On digital photography: It's fantastic, but it's not a freebie for anything. You still have to have this (he points to his eyes), and this (points to his heart), and feet.

  Rene Burri

  Photography, Heart, Eye

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• I never thought I would become a photographer.

  Rene Burri

  Photographer

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• To some extent, the cult surrounding black-and-white photography is based on nostalgia.

  Rene Burri

  Photography, Black And White, Nostalgia

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• A digital camera has to be kept in check like a racehorse.

  Rene Burri

  Cameras, Digital, Checks

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