Swiss photographer and journalist (d. 2014), Birth: 9-4-1933, Death: 20-10-2014
1.
One of these days, I'm going to publish a book of all the pictures I did not take.
Rene Burri
2.
What counts is putting the intensity that you yourself have experienced into the picture. Otherwise it is just a document.
Rene Burri
3.
A photograph is a moment when you press the button. It will never come back.
Rene Burri
4.
To some extent, the cult surrounding black-and-white photography is based on nostalgia.
Rene Burri
5.
On digital photography: It's fantastic, but it's not a freebie for anything. You still have to have this (he points to his eyes), and this (points to his heart), and feet.