Arthur Rothstein Quotes

• Photography is a universal language, transcending the boundaries of race, politics, and nationality.

  Arthur Rothstein

  Photography, Race, Language

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• Because powerful images are fixed in the mind more readily than words, the photographer needs no interpreter. A photograph means the same thing all over the world and no translator is required. Photography is truly a universal language, transcending all boundaries of race, politics and nationality.

  Arthur Rothstein

  Photography, Powerful, Mean

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• A picture story is a sequence of images combined with text in such a way that pictures and words reinforce each other.
  They produce a planned, organized combination giving detailed account of an event, personality or aspect of life.

  Arthur Rothstein

  Giving, Personality, Events

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• It is a rare photographer who can take a detached, cold-blooded view of his work.

  Arthur Rothstein

  Views, Photographer, Cold

  Arthur Rothstein (1965). “Photojournalism: Pictures for Magazines and Newspapers”

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• In conclusion, the idea of direction on the part of the photographer has its greatest value when its processes are least discernible to the spectator.

  Arthur Rothstein

  Ideas, Photographer, Process

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• I photographed Arthur Coble and his sons Milton and Darrel as they did chores, but the vicious winds made it difficult to see and breathe.

  Arthur Rothstein

  Son, Wind, Breathe

  Arthur Rothstein (1986). “Documentary photography”, Focal Pr

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• ...a photographer must be aware of and concerned about the words that accompany a picture. These words should be considered as carefully as the lighting, exposure and composition of the photograph.

  Arthur Rothstein

  Photographer, Exposure, Should

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• It is sometimes desirable to distort or accentuate with lenses of various focal lengths... Deliberate distortion may actually add to its reality.

  Arthur Rothstein

  Reality, Lenses, Add

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