“The charm of a city, now we come to it, is not unlike the charm of flowers. It partly depends on seeing time creep across it. Charm needs to be fleeting. Nothing could be less palatable than a museum-city propped… — Robert Doisneau Copy Share Image
You know, they always say that the photographer is a hunter of images. That is a flattering image, the idea of a hunter, it's… — Robert Doisneau Copy Share Image
Some days the mere fact of seeing feels like perfect happiness... You feel so rich you long to share your jubilation with others. The memory of such moments is my most precious possession. Maybe because there've been so few of them. A hundredth of a second here, a hundredth of a second there-- even if you put them end to… — Robert Doisneau Copy Share
A hundredth of a second here, a hundredth of a second there-even if you put them end to end, they still only add up… — Robert Doisneau Copy Share Image
A photographer who made a picture from a splendid moment, an accidental pose of someone or a beautiful scenery, is the finder of a… — Robert Doisneau Copy Share Image
You've got to struggle against the pollution of intelligence in order to become an animal with very sharp instincts - a sort of intuitive… — Robert Doisneau Copy Share Image
Chance is the one thing you can't buy. You have to pay for it and you have to pay for it with your life,… — Robert Doisneau Copy Share Image
The photographer must be absorbent, like a blotter, allow himself to be permeated by the poetic moment...His technique should be like an animal function...he… — Robert Doisneau Copy Share Image
I'm not a collector at heart. I'm never tormented by the longing to possess things. I'm quite happy with my pictures. I've been cohabiting… — Robert Doisneau Copy Share Image
To freeze time, to hold on to youth, this business makes no sense. It's always time that wins in the end. — Robert Doisneau Copy Share Image
If you take photos, don't speak, don't write, don't analyze yourself, and don't answer any questions. — Robert Doisneau Copy Share Image
