Willy Ronis

Joinville, 1947

I never wanted to make people look ridiculous. I always had a lot of respect for the people I photographed.

Eric Marrian

Francoise Huguier

Jean-François Jonvelle

Quand je photographie une femme, je veux qu’elle sache qu’elle est la plus belle de la terre parce qu’une femme qui se sent belle est vraiment la plus belle femme du monde !

Bernard Plossu

To take photographs one has to be like a monk, to achieve a maximum degree of concentration, like with meditation, and at the same time possess a delirious disposition. This is why I say that photographing is a meeting place for that sort of delirium and absolute peace. Photography is made up of those two moments. They combine to create dynamite.

Marc Riboud

Pekin, China 1965