We live in a dominant culture of ceaseless Departure and Progress that has so far lasted two or three centuries. John Berger ceaselesscenturyculture Change image and share on social
The industrial society... recognises nothing except the power to acquire... No other kind of hope or satisfaction or pleasure can any longer be envisaged within the culture of capitalism. John Berger acquirecapitalismculture Change image and share on social
Unlike any other visual image, a photograph is not a rendering, an imitation or an interpretation of its subject, but actually a trace of it. No painting or drawing, however naturalist, belongs to its subject in the way that a photograph does. John Berger belongdrawimage share on social
Perspective is not a science but a hope. John Berger hopeperspectivescience Change image and share on social
I very seldom read back into what I've written. John Berger backhaveread Change image and share on social
In ethics, there is a humility; moralists are usually righteous. John Berger ethichumilitymoralist Change image and share on social
As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic which allows people, as distinct from their elected but often craven governments, to apply a certain pressure on those wielding power in what they, the boycotters, consider to be an unjust or immoral way. John Berger applyboycottboycotter share on social
What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time. John Berger inventionlightmake Change image and share on social
For the artist, drawing is discovery. And that is not just a slick phrase; it is quite literally true. John Berger artistdiscoverydraw Change image and share on social
The Cro-Magnons lived with fear and amazement in a culture of Arrival, facing many mysteries. Their culture lasted for some 20,000 years. John Berger 000amazementarrival Change image and share on social