The eye is made to see and not to think… A good photograph is a surprise. How could we plan and foresee a surprise? We just have to be ready. — Marc Riboud Copy Share Image
The idea of photography as evidence is pure bullshit. A photo is no more proof of any reality than what you may hear being… — Marc Riboud Copy Share
Rather than a profession, photography has always been a passion for me, a passion closer to an obsession. — Marc Riboud Copy Share
I'm often asked: Did you get what you wanted? But how should I know what I wanted? A photo is an encounter, a surprise. — Marc Riboud Copy Share
Choice or freedom of choice is just an existential concern. But for photographers, it's a lifetime's preoccupation. — Marc Riboud Copy Share
My first reaction at the very idea of this interview was to refuse to talk about photography. Why dissect and comment a process that… — Marc Riboud Copy Share
The eye is made to see and not to think… A good photograph is a surprise. How could we plan and foresee a surprise?… — Marc Riboud Copy Share
Doubt always hovers nearby, but I take photographs the way a musician hums. Looking is like breathing. So when luck turns my way and… — Marc Riboud Copy Share
Photography cannot change the world, but it can show the world, especially when it changes. — Marc Riboud Copy Share
For me photography is not an intellectual process. It is a visual one… Whether we like it or not, we are involved in a… — Marc Riboud Copy Share
