I was very ill at ease with people in social situations, and I realized that if I photographed I wouldn't have to chat. — Martine Franck Copy Share Image
I feel concerned by what happens in the world… I don't want to merely document; I want to know why a certain thing disturbs or attracts me and how a situation can affect the person involved. — Martine Franck Copy Share Image
Photography came as a substitute. I was painfully shy and found talking to people difficult; a camera in hand gave me a function, a… — Martine Franck Copy Share Image
My grandfather killed himself falling off the dike in Ostend while photographing my two cousins. This can happen so easily when looking through a… — Martine Franck Copy Share Image
A photograph isn't necessarily a lie, but nor is it the truth. It's more of a fleeting, subjective impression. What I most like about… — Martine Franck Copy Share Image
A photograph is not necessarily a lie, but it isn't the truth either. It's more like a fleeting, subjective impression. — Martine Franck Copy Share Image
My advice to photographers is to get out there in the field and take photographs but also if they are students to finish their… — Martine Franck Copy Share Image
I was very ill at ease with people in social situations, and I realized that if I photographed I wouldn't have to chat. — Martine Franck Copy Share Image
I feel concerned by what happens in the world… I don't want to merely document; I want to know why a certain thing disturbs… — Martine Franck Copy Share Image
I think I was shy as a young woman and realized that photography was an ideal way of expressing myself, of telling people what… — Martine Franck Copy Share Image
What I like so much about photography is precisely the moment that cannot be anticipated; one must be constantly on the alert, ready to… — Martine Franck Copy Share Image
I think everything can be painted because painting can change reality; but everything cannot be photographed and the photographer often comes home empty-handed, with… — Martine Franck Copy Share Image
