[1886 – 1944] German photojournalis
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What’s a meeting that isn’t photographed by Salomon ? People won’t believe it’s important at all!
[Said by French Prime Minister Aristide Briand of] Source: Masters Of Photography - Beaumont and Nancy Newhall, Castle Books, New York 1958, p. 134
The work of a press photographer who wants to be more than a journeyman is a continual struggle for his picture. Just as the hunter is obsessed by his passion for hunting, so the photographer is obsessed by the one photo he has his heart set on. It is a continual battle.
The work of a photojournalist who wants to be more than a mere craftsman, is a constant battle, a battle for the picture, and as in hunting, he gets his game only if he has an obsession for the chase.
Source: Masters Of Photography - Beaumont and Nancy Newhall, Castle Books, New York 1958, p. 134
