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A photograph is a moment - when you press the button, it will never come back.

~Rene Burri

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My photography is the result of being there at the right moment.

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

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

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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.

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Everyone takes pictures, so you need to have your own opinion.

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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.

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

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

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

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Biography

Nationality: Swiss

Type: Photographer

Born: April 9th, 1933

Died: October 20th, 2014

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