Martine Franck

Photography came as a substitute. I was painfully shy and found talking to people difficult; a camera in hand gave me a…

— Martine Franck

My grandfather killed himself falling off the dike in Ostend while photographing my two cousins. This can happen so easily when looking…

— Martine Franck

A photograph isn't necessarily a lie, but nor is it the truth. It's more of a fleeting, subjective impression. What I most…

— Martine Franck

A photograph is not necessarily a lie, but it isn't the truth either. It's more like a fleeting, subjective impression.

— Martine Franck

My advice to photographers is to get out there in the field and take photographs but also if they are students to…

— Martine Franck

I was very ill at ease with people in social situations, and I realized that if I photographed I wouldn't have to…

— Martine Franck

I feel concerned by what happens in the world.... I don't want to merely document; I want to know why a certain…

— Martine Franck

I think I was shy as a young woman and realized that photography was an ideal way of expressing myself, of telling…

— Martine Franck

What I like so much about photography is precisely the moment that cannot be anticipated; one must be constantly on the alert,…

— Martine Franck

I think everything can be painted because painting can change reality; but everything cannot be photographed and the photographer often comes home…

— Martine Franck