Photography is the only “language” understood in all parts of the world, and bridging all nations and cultures, it links the family of man. Independent of political influence - where people are free - it reflects truthfully life and events,… — Helmut Gernsheim Copy Share
Photography is the only “language” understood in all parts of the world, and bridging all nations and cultures, it links the family of man. Independent of political influence - where people are free - it reflects truthfully life and events, allows us to share in the hopes and despair of others, and illuminates political and social conditions. We become the… — Helmut Gernsheim Copy Share
Your nightmare existence in a trunk is over... At long last you will be recognized as the inventor of photography. This picture will prove… — Helmut Gernsheim Copy Share Image
Considering that knowledge of the chemical as well as the optical principles of photography was fairly widespread following Schulze's experiment (in 1725)... the circumstance that photography was not invented earlier remains the greatest mystery in its history... It had apparently never occurred to any of the multitude of artists of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries who were in the habit… — Helmut Gernsheim Copy Share
Photography is the only "language" understood in all parts of the world, and, bridging all nations and cultures, it links the family of man. — Helmut Gernsheim Copy Share Image
I think only a superb news or reportage picture could move me. Other photographs may leave a strong impression on me, but they don't… — Helmut Gernsheim Copy Share Image
Neither camera, nor lens, nor film determine the quality of pictures; it is the visual perception of the man behind the mechanism which brings… — Helmut Gernsheim Copy Share Image
The danger lies in unconventional experiments signaling for a general license to do as they please, and pass off sloppy workmanship as creative intention. — Helmut Gernsheim Copy Share Image
