I cannot solve the problem of life by losing myself in the problem of art.

- Tina Modotti

I don't believe in marriage. I think at worst it's a hostile political act, a way for small-minded men to keep women in the house and out of the way,…

- Tina Modotti

... I just feel impotent - I don't know which way to start or turn. You know what they say about a prophet in one's own country - well - in a way it …

- Tina Modotti

The majority of photographers still seek artistic effects, imitating other mediums of graphic expression. The result is a hybrid product that does no…

- Tina Modotti

Always, when the words art and artistic are applied to my photographic work, I am disagreeably affected. This is due, surely, to the bad use and abus…

- Tina Modotti

I know that the materials found on the streets is rich and wonderful, but my experience is that the way I am accustomed to work, slowly planning my c…

- Tina Modotti

I cannot, as you [Edward Weston] once proposed to me - solve the problem of life by losing myself in the problem of art ... in my case, life is alway…

- Tina Modotti

To know whether photography is or is not an art matters little. What is important is to distinguish between good and bad photography. By good is mean…

- Tina Modotti

Photography, precisely because it can only be produced in the present and because it is based on what exists objectively before the camera, takes its…

- Tina Modotti