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If you are truly successful i...

If you are truly successful in capturing the pulse of life, then you can speak of a good photograph.

Rene Burri 7 quotes

One of these days, I'm going ...

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

Rene Burri 7 quotes

I never thought I would becom...

I never thought I would become a photographer.

Rene Burri 7 quotes

The camera has always been a ...

The camera has always been a magic wand for me, giving me access to places where I could try new experiments.

Rene Burri 7 quotes

I never had the time or luxur...

I never had the time or luxury to think about inventing my own colour theory. When colour came, I was interested in expressing things that happened around me in time.

Rene Burri 7 quotes

I lived and grew up in the bl...

I lived and grew up in the black and white period of photojournalism.

Rene Burri 7 quotes

I suddenly had to chase after...

I suddenly had to chase after my pictures... Pictures are like taxis during rush hour - if you're not fast enough, someone else will get there first.

Rene Burri 7 quotes

Looking back, I didn't have t...

Looking back, I didn't have the patience to work in fashion. I like women so much, but I was never qualified to torture them in photo shoots. You have to be really tough and brutal.

Rene Burri 7 quotes

I witnessed the building of t...

I witnessed the building of the Space Shuttle Columbia, the first orbiter to be launched into space.

Rene Burri 7 quotes

It took me six years to get c...

It took me six years to get close to Picasso. I learnt a lot from him, and he was an absolute genius. He almost became my grandfather at the time. It was like he was a magician or something.

Rene Burri 7 quotes

I grew up in Switzerland, in ...

I grew up in Switzerland, in this kind of rigidity. It was Protestant, and I was rather shy. That influenced me a lot.

Rene Burri 7 quotes

I think that's the strength o...

I think that's the strength of photography - to decide the decisive moment, to click in the moment to come up with a picture that never comes back again.

Rene Burri 7 quotes

In 1958, a year before the re...

In 1958, a year before the revolution, Magnum wanted to send me to Cuba because they had contacts with the rebels. I'd just spent six months in South America and said 'No', so I missed everything.

Rene Burri 7 quotes

One of these days, I'm going t...

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

Rene Burri 7 quotes

To some extent, the cult surro...

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

Rene Burri 7 quotes

A photograph is a moment when ...

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

Rene Burri 7 quotes

A digital camera has to be kep...

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

Rene Burri 7 quotes

What counts is putting the int...

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

Rene Burri 7 quotes

I never thought I would become...

I never thought I would become a photographer.

Rene Burri 7 quotes

On digital photography: It's f...

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 7 quotes

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