Rene Burri
Rene Burri
René Burriwas a Swiss photographer known for his photos of major political, historical and cultural events and key figures of the second half of the 20th century. Burri worked for Magnum Photos and photographed political, military and artistic figures and scenes since 1946. He made portraits of Che Guevara and Pablo Picasso as well as iconic pictures of São Paulo and Brasília...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth9 April 1933
CountrySwitzerland
click decide decisive strength
I think that's the strength of photography - to decide the decisive moment, to click in the moment to come up with a picture that never comes back again.
chase hour suddenly
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.
capturing good life pulse successful truly
If you are truly successful in capturing the pulse of life, then you can speak of a good photograph.
expressing happened interested inventing time
I never had the time or luxury to think about inventing my own colour theory. When colour came, I was interested in expressing things that happened around me in time.