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Robert Frank quotes

Swiss Photographer November 9, 1924

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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
Robert Frank quote: "Above all, life for a photographer cannot be a matter of..."
Above all, life for a photographer cannot be a matter of indifference Robert Frank
As morally troubling and politically charged as the issue of inequality has become, it's not likely to cause a populist revolt. Most Americans still have a generally positive view of the wealthy and, rightly or wrongly, believe they too can make it to Richistan someday. 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. Robert Frank
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
Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected. Robert Frank
I am always looking outside, trying to say something that is true. But maybe nothing is really true. Except what's out there. And what's out there is constantly changing. Robert Frank
Robert Frank quote: "When people look at my pictures I want them to feel the way..."
When people look at my pictures I want them to feel the way they do when they want to read a line of a poem twice. Robert Frank
Robert Frank quote: "The eye should learn to listen before it looks."
The eye should learn to listen before it looks. Robert Frank
My photographs are not planned or composed in advance, and I do not anticipate that the onlooker will share my viewpoint. However, I feel that if my photograph leaves an image on his mind, something has been accomplished. Robert Frank
I always say that I don't want to be sentimental, that the photographs shouldn't be sentimental, and yet, I am conscious of my sentimentality. Robert Frank
Robert Frank quote: "It is always the instantaneous reaction to oneself that..."
It is always the instantaneous reaction to oneself that produces a photograph. Robert Frank

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