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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-riboud/the-eye-is-made-to-see-and-not-to-think-a-good-photograph-is-a/)

[Marc Riboud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-riboud/)

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## More by Marc Riboud

> [The idea of photography as evidence is pure bullshit. A photo is no more proof of any reality than what you may hear being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-riboud/the-idea-of-photography-as-evidence-is-pure-bullshit-a-photo-is-no/)

[Marc Riboud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-riboud/)

> [Rather than a profession, photography has always been a passion for me, a passion closer to an obsession.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-riboud/rather-than-a-profession-photography-has-always-been-a-passion-for-me/)

[Marc Riboud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-riboud/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-riboud/i-m-often-asked-did-you-get-what-you-wanted-but-how-should-i-know/)

[Marc Riboud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-riboud/)

> [Choice or freedom of choice is just an existential concern. But for photographers, it's a lifetime's preoccupation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-riboud/choice-or-freedom-of-choice-is-just-an-existential-concern-but-for/)

[Marc Riboud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-riboud/)

> [My first reaction at the very idea of this interview was to refuse to talk about photography. Why dissect and comment a process that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-riboud/my-first-reaction-at-the-very-idea-of-this-interview-was-to-refuse-to/)

[Marc Riboud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-riboud/)

> [The eye is made to see and not to think… A good photograph is a surprise. How could we plan and foresee a surprise?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-riboud/the-eye-is-made-to-see-and-not-to-think-a-good-photograph-is-a/)

[Marc Riboud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-riboud/)

> [Doubt always hovers nearby, but I take photographs the way a musician hums. Looking is like breathing. So when luck turns my way and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-riboud/doubt-always-hovers-nearby-but-i-take-photographs-the-way-a-musician/)

[Marc Riboud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-riboud/)

> [Photography is about savoring life at 1/100th of a second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-riboud/photography-is-about-savoring-life-at-1-100th-of-a-second/)

[Marc Riboud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-riboud/)

> [Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-riboud/taking-pictures-is-savoring-life-intensely-every-hundredth-of-a-second/)

[Marc Riboud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-riboud/)

> [Photography cannot change the world, but it can show the world, especially when it changes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-riboud/photography-cannot-change-the-world-but-it-can-show-the-world/)

[Marc Riboud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-riboud/)

> [For me photography is not an intellectual process. It is a visual one… Whether we like it or not, we are involved in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-riboud/for-me-photography-is-not-an-intellectual-process-it-is-a-visual-one/)

[Marc Riboud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-riboud/)

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