“When people talk to me about picture hunter I vey quietly laugh.I’m not a hunter of pictures.I’m a fisher of pictures”
~ Robert Doisneau
(1912-1994)
“Our friendship is lost in the darkness of time. We will no longer have his laugh, full of compassion nor his hard hitting retorts, so funny and profound, never told twice, each time a surprise. But his deep kindness, his love for all beings and for a simple life will always exist in his work.”
~ Henri Cartier Bresson
(1908-2004)
There is a reason why half a million people showed up to a recent exhibition of Robert’s work at Musee Maillol in Paris. They left feeling better and inspired by his deep humanity.
He had a particular empathy for children and captured their joy and energy throughout his life.
This is one of his greatest child images but a rare print. He played with light ,shadow and angles so skillfully to freeze these magical instances of time. The poetry in the street we often overlook in our busy, rushed lives.
