Top 17 Quotes by Rene Burri

I grew up in Switzerland, in this kind of rigidity. It was Protestant, and I was rather shy. That influenced me a lot.

In 1958, a year before the revolution, Magnum wanted to send me to Cuba because they had contacts with the rebels. I'd just spent six months in South America and said 'No', so I missed everything.

I suddenly had to chase after my pictures... Pictures are like taxis during rush hour - if you're not fast enough, someone else will get there first.

If you are truly successful in capturing the pulse of life, then you can speak of a good photograph.

I lived and grew up in the black and white period of photojournalism.

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

Everyone takes pictures, so you need to have your own opinion.