“What would please me most is to make photographs as incomprehensible as life.” — William Klein
Good article about the exhibit in The New Yorker:
A retrospective at the International Center of Photography showcases Klein’s “tabloid gone berserk” approach to street photography in New York and beyond.
"To a man who knows nothing, mountains are mountains, waters are waters, and trees are trees. But when he has studied and knows a little, mountains are no longer mountains, waters are no longer waters, and trees are no longer trees. But when he has thoroughly understood, mountains are once again mountains, waters are waters, and trees are trees."
“A photograph should always have the last word…” — Louis Stettner
"The obvious tool of my trade is the tape recorder. But the real tool is curiosity." — Studs Terkel