Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected.
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There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment. This kind of photography is realism. But realism is not enough - there has to be vision, and the two together can make a good photograph.Robert Frank
It is always the instantaneous reaction to oneself that produces a photograph.
Robert Frank
I have been frequently accused of deliberately twisting subject matter to my point of view. Above all, I know that life for a photographer cannot be a matter of indifference. Opinion often consists of a kind of criticism. But criticism can come out of love.
Robert Frank
You do your work as a photographer and everything becomes past. Words are more like thoughts; the photographer's picture is always surrounded by a kind of romantic glamor - no matter what you do, and how you twist it.
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I'd bet on Ben's ability to see what was coming around the next corner over just about anybody else.
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