There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment. This kind of photography is realism. But realism is not enough - there has to be vision, and the two together can make a good photograph. — Robert Frank Copy Share Image
“As morally troubling and politically charged as the issue of inequality has become, it's not likely to cause a populist revolt. Most Americans still… — Robert Frank Copy Share Image
It is always the instantaneous reaction to oneself that produces a photograph. — Robert Frank Copy Share Image
Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected. — Robert Frank Copy Share Image
My photographs are not planned or composed in advance, and I do not anticipate that the onlooker will share my viewpoint. However, I feel… — Robert Frank Copy Share Image
You do your work as a photographer and everything becomes past. Words are more like thoughts; the photographer's picture is always surrounded by a… — Robert Frank Copy Share Image
“At a certain level of wealth, you care more about things like the environment and what's going to happen to later generations than preserving… — Robert Frank Copy Share Image
I always say that I don't want to be sentimental, that the photographs shouldn't be sentimental, and yet, I am conscious of my sentimentality. — Robert Frank Copy Share Image
“I am always looking outside, trying to say something that is true. But maybe nothing is really true. Except what's out there. And what's… — Robert Frank Copy Share Image
When people look at my pictures I want them to feel the way they do when they want to read a line of a… — Robert Frank Copy Share Image
“There are too many images, too many cameras now. We’re all being watched. It gets sillier and sillier. As if all action is meaningful.… — Robert Frank Copy Share Image
“The race to make more money to keep up with the rich, he says, is the reason Americans are spending less time with children… — Robert Frank Copy Share Image
