Robert Frank quotes

Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected. (Robert Frank)
There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment. This kind of photography is realism. But realism is not enough - there has to be vision, and the two together can make a good photograph. View quote
Robert Frank
My photographs are not planned or composed in advance, and I do not anticipate that the onlooker will share my viewpoint. However, I feel that if my photograph leaves an image on his mind, something has been accomplished. View quote
Robert Frank
I have been frequently accused of deliberately twisting subject matter to my point of view. Above all, I know that life for a photographer cannot be a matter of indifference. Opinion often consists of a kind of criticism. But criticism can come out of love. View quote
Robert Frank
I always say that I don't want to be sentimental, that the photographs shouldn't be sentimental, and yet, I am conscious of my sentimentality. View quote
Robert Frank
When people look at my pictures I want them to feel the way they do when they want to read a line of a poem twice. View quote
Robert Frank
The eye should learn to listen before it looks. View quote
Robert Frank
Above all, I know that life for a photographer cannot be a matter of indifference. View quote
Robert Frank