Rene Burri

On digital photography: It's fantastic, but it's not a freebie for anything. You still have to have this (he points to his…

— Rene Burri

A digital camera has to be kept in check like a racehorse.

— Rene Burri

What counts is putting the intensity that you yourself have experienced into the picture. Otherwise it is just a document.

— Rene Burri

I never thought I would become a photographer.

— Rene Burri

A photograph is a moment when you press the button. It will never come back.

— Rene Burri

To some extent, the cult surrounding black-and-white photography is based on nostalgia.

— Rene Burri

One of these days, I'm going to publish a book of all the pictures I did not take.

— Rene Burri