जिस पल आप कोई तस्वीर खींचते हैं, आप जिस भी चीज़ की तस्वीर ले रहे हैं उसे अतीत के हवाले कर देते हैं, क्योंकि वह खास पल अब दोबारा नहीं आ सकता, वह इतिहास बन जाता है। मैं जिस फोटोग्राफी को जीता हूँ, वह एक निश्चित समय और स्थान पर होती है, जो लोगों के जीवन के वास्तविक पलों को दर्शाती है। एक तरह से मैं खुद को इतिहासकार समझता हूँ, लेकिन उस अर्थ में नहीं। इतिहास अक्सर दूर बैठकर लिखा जाता है, और शायद ही कभी उन लोगों के दृष्टिकोण से जो उसे झेलते हैं।
The moment you make a photograph you consign whatever you photograph to the past as that specific moment no longer exists, it is history. The photography that I practice takes place in a specific time and place, depicting real moments in people's lives. In some ways I think of myself as a historian, but not of the word. History is most often written from a distance, and rarely from the viewpoint of those who endured it.
The moment you make a photograph you consign whatever you photograph to the past as that specific moment no longer exists, it is history. The photography that I practice takes place in a specific time and place, depicting real moments in people's lives. In some ways I think of myself as a historian, but not of the word. History is most often written from a distance, and rarely from the viewpoint of those who endured it.
मुझे हँसमुख चेहरे वाली तस्वीरें पसंद नहीं हैं। मुस्कान एक रक्षा तंत्र (डिफेंस मैकेनिज्म) है। यह कहती है कि आप असली मुझ तक तो नहीं पहुँच सकते, पर यह लीजिए मेरी मुस्कान। आप किसी असली इंसान के करीब तब पहुँचते हैं जब वे मुस्कुराना बंद कर देते हैं।
I don't like smiley pictures. A smile is a defense mechanism. It says, You can't have the real me but here's my smile. You get closer to the real person when they stop smiling.
I don't like smiley pictures. A smile is a defense mechanism. It says, You can't have the real me but here's my smile. You get closer to the real person when they stop smiling.
मैं चाहता था कि [फोटोग्राफी] सिर्फ एक दस्तावेज़ न रहे, बल्कि कुछ ऐसा बने जो विषय के जितना करीब हो सके, उतना करीब हो।
I wanted [photography] to be more than a document, to be something that is as close as you could possibly be to the subject.
I wanted [photography] to be more than a document, to be something that is as close as you could possibly be to the subject.
मैं वह चीज़ ले लेता हूँ जो मेरी नहीं है और दूसरों की ज़िंदगी पर लार टपकाता हूँ।
I take what isn't mine and I covet other people's lives.
I take what isn't mine and I covet other people's lives.