RUSSIA. Moscow. The Millionaire Fair. The Millionaire Fair at the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center. From ‘Luxury’.2007. By Martin Parr
“With photography, I like to create fiction out of reality. I try and do this by taking society’s natural prejudice and giving this a twist. ”
–Martin Parr
05-1-450/43. Iceberg between Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands on the Antarctic Channel. At sea level, earlier flotation levels are clearly visible where the ice has been polished by the oceans constant movement. High above, a shape resembling a castle tower has been carved by wind erosion and detached pieces of ice. The Antarctic Peninsula. January and February 2005. By Sebastiao Selgado.
“I looked through a lens and ended up abandoning everything else.”
– Sebastiao Salgado (born February 8, 1944)
“If you want to be a creative person, then you’re gonna have to be creative in how you put your career together. There isn’t a path. Part of the creativity is making your path.”
– Alec Soth (born 1969 – present)
“It’s just a matter of who you are and how you talk to people. Your subjects will trust you only if you’re confident about what you’re doing. It really bothers me when photographers first approach a subject without a camera, try to establish a personal relationship, and only then get out their cameras. It’s deceptive. I think you should just show up with a camera, to make your intentions clear. People will either accept you or they won’t.”
“One’s visual language is not something that manifests overnight. It develops organically over a life-time. The shifts can be so subtle as to be virtually imperceptible and, at times, will come to fruition so rapidly, and with such force, that the profundity is all-consuming. That is life’s work.”
“The photograph is an undeniably powerful medium. Free from the constraints of language, and harnessing the unique qualities of a single moment frozen in time.”
MEXICO. Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. 1996. By Alex Webb
“I only know how to approach a place by walking. For what does a street photographer do but walk and watch and wait and talk, and then watch and wait some more, trying to remain confident that the unexpected, the unkown, or the secret heart of the known awaits just around the corner.”
— Alex Webb (born May 5, 1952 – present)
