Black and White is essentially an abstract way to interpret and transform what one might refer to as reality. My purpose in taking photographs over the past forty years has ultimately been about defining myself. It has been fundamentally a… — Roger Ballen Copy Share Image
Black and white is a very minimalist art form and unlike color photographs does not pretend to mimic the world in a manner similar to the way the human eye might perceive... Black and white is essentially an abstract way… — Roger Ballen Copy Share Image
I never think about a photo before I start it. I try to let my mind relax, and then when I get there I… — Roger Ballen Copy Share
It is my belief that the most challenging photographs are those that create a tension between what we refer to as the real and… — Roger Ballen Copy Share
Life on the planet and in our galaxy is so complex, I don't hope to have any substantial effect in it, but if I… — Roger Ballen Copy Share
If an artist is one who spends his life trying to define his being, I guess I would have to call myself an artist. — Roger Ballen Copy Share
In the end, I believe that the most important influence on my aesthetic has been the photographs I have taken. — Roger Ballen Copy Share
Nothing is staged. And nothing is already there. Everything is transformed through the camera. — Roger Ballen Copy Share
I never prepare a speech. I never think when I give a speech, except for "don't embarrass yourself or others," meaning "remember the names… — Roger Ballen Copy Share
[My] goal as an artist is to create increasingly complex images with greater and greater clarity of form and intensity of vision. — Roger Ballen Copy Share
Black and White is essentially an abstract way to interpret and transform what one might refer to as reality. My purpose in taking photographs… — Roger Ballen Copy Share
The pictures are of a psychological culture, a Jungian culture, if you will. It emanates from my own psyche... It's a hard place to… — Roger Ballen Copy Share
[Photography] tells you that every second in time is different from every other second. You want people to understand that the image in front… — Roger Ballen Copy Share
Black and white is a very minimalist art form and unlike color photographs does not pretend to mimic the world in a manner similar… — Roger Ballen Copy Share
