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The Photographer of Mauthausen quotes

  • Paul Ricken: A good photographer must know how to paint with light.

    Francesc Boix: That is cheating.

    Paul Ricken: This is art.

    Paul Ricken: Some pictures have to be touched up. Some others, only the staging. Human beings are malleable.

  • Francesc Boix: [Looking at the Head of Medusa painting] I like it.

    Paul Ricken: Be careful. It used to turn onlookers to stone. I like having some artists as references.

    Francesc Boix: I prefer taking pictures of reality.

    Paul Ricken: Reality doesn't exist, Franz. It all depends on the point of view. Don't forget it.