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 of the people you have to thank." — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
In the end, I believe that the most important influence on my aesthetic has been the photographs I have taken. — Roger Ballen Copy Share Image
Nothing is staged. And nothing is already there. Everything is transformed through the camera. — Roger Ballen Copy Share Image
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 Image
[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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
[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 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… — Roger Ballen Copy Share Image
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