Masters of Photography

Elliot Erwitt | Odessa, 1957

Photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place. I've found it has little…

13 years ago

Henri Cartier-Bresson | Italy

We photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing, and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth…

13 years ago

André Kertész | Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1929

I like high shots. If you are on the same level you lose many things. -André Kertész, Kertész on Kertész

13 years ago

Henri Cartier-Bresson | Paris, Part One

In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject. The little, human detail can become a Leitmotiv. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

14 years ago

André Kertesz | Form & Composition

André Kertész has two qualities that are essential for a great photographer : an insatiable curiosity about the world, about…

14 years ago

André Kertész | The Place de la Concorde , Paris, 1928

Look at the atmosphere, the reflection. Why did I do it this way? Instinct. I have no other explanation. The…

14 years ago

Robert Frank | London & Wales

Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which…

14 years ago

André Kertész | Rooster, New York, 1952

Here is a picture I took the first day I moved in -- a rainy day full of atmosphere. -André…

14 years ago

Henri Cartier-Bresson | Montreal

Memory is very important, the memory of each photo taken, flowing at the same speed as the event. During the…

14 years ago