Andre Kertesz
Andre Kertesz
André Kertész, born Kertész Andor, was a Hungarian-born photographer known for his groundbreaking contributions to photographic composition and the photo essay. In the early years of his career, his then-unorthodox camera angles and style prevented his work from gaining wider recognition. Kertész never felt that he had gained the worldwide recognition he deserved. Today he is considered one of the seminal figures of photojournalism. The Estate of André Kertész is represented by Bruce Silverstein Gallery New York, NY...
NationalityHungarian
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth2 July 1894
The most valuable things in a life are a man's memories. And they are priceless.
For this very reason I refuse all the tricks of the trade and professional virtuosity which could make me betray my career. As soon as I find a subject which interests me, I leave it to the lens to record it truthfully. Look at the reporters and at the amateur photographer! They both have only one goal; to record a memory or a document. And that is pure photography.
I still regard myself as an amateur today and I hope that's what I'll stay until the end of my life. Because I'm forever a beginner who discovers the world again and again.
I do what I feel, that's all. I am an ordinary photographer working for his own pleasure. That's all I've ever done.
I can do something with almost anything I see. Everything is still interesting to me.
People in motion are wonderful to photograph. It means catching the right moment... when one thing changes into something else.
The photographer's art is a continuous discovery which requires patience and time.
You do not have to imagine things; reality gives you all you need.
Seeing is not enough; you have to feel what you photograph
The camera is my tool. Through it I give a reason to everything around me.
Everything is a subject. Every subject has a rhythm. To feel it is the raison d'être. The photograph is a fixed moment of such a raison d'être, which lives on in itself.