I chose to be a photographer twenty-two years ago, but I don't know that I'd make that choice again. Back in the early eighties, I still thought I was doing okay, trying to order and shape the world with my camera. Now that I know a bit more about living and dying, about our planet and its complex problems, I'm a lot less comfortable with my images of people. Still, I haven't a clue what else to do.
I'm often uncomfortable taking pictures, especially if people are grieving, or hurt, or hungry. At such times I have to remind myself that I'm a phot… - Eugene Richards
I'm often uncomfortable taking pictures, especially if people are grieving, or hurt, or hungry. At such times I have to remind myself that I'm a phot…
- Eugene Richards
I can photograph someone if I can touch them. - Eugene Richards
I can photograph someone if I can touch them.
Approaching people is not - it's ironic that it's what I do - but it's not necessarily what I enjoy doing. Later on, I'm fine. Once we get talking I … - Eugene Richards
Approaching people is not - it's ironic that it's what I do - but it's not necessarily what I enjoy doing. Later on, I'm fine. Once we get talking I …
I chose to be a photographer twenty-two years ago, but I don't know that I'd make that choice again. Back in the early eighties, I still thought I wa… - Eugene Richards
I chose to be a photographer twenty-two years ago, but I don't know that I'd make that choice again. Back in the early eighties, I still thought I wa…
My biggest problem is I'm so uninteresting that all these people forget I'm around. - Eugene Richards
My biggest problem is I'm so uninteresting that all these people forget I'm around.
Photojournalist? With a few exceptions, those of us working as photojournalists might now more appropriately call ourselves illustrators. For, unlike… - Eugene Richards
Photojournalist? With a few exceptions, those of us working as photojournalists might now more appropriately call ourselves illustrators. For, unlike…
War all comes down to these little tiny stories about people's lives that will never be the same. - Eugene Richards
War all comes down to these little tiny stories about people's lives that will never be the same.
It's a process of getting to know people. That's what photography is to me. It's about paying attention, not screwing up and blowing a great opportun… - Eugene Richards
It's a process of getting to know people. That's what photography is to me. It's about paying attention, not screwing up and blowing a great opportun…
There's never a time that I'm not intrusive. That's the base of what we - photographers - do: we're intrusive. Anyone saying the opposite is silly. T… - Eugene Richards
There's never a time that I'm not intrusive. That's the base of what we - photographers - do: we're intrusive. Anyone saying the opposite is silly. T…
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