“I'm proposing to you that photography is a language on its own, which is that when you look at images you do derive ideas; and I'm also proposing to you that you can derive ideas without going through words. So I'm forcing you to really look. And this process of looking, it's like a new set of ideas that are being proposed to you.” LooksIdeasLanguageProcessPhotography Author:Gilles Peress
“I don't trust words. I trust pictures.” InspirationalPhotographyPhotographerPhotographDon't TrustPhotography By PhotographersInspirational Photography Author:Gilles Peress
“I don't care so much anymore about 'good photography'; I am gathering evidence for history.” CarePhotographyEvidenceDon't CareI Don't CareGatheringGood Photography Author:Gilles Peress
“Even before I started photography, I began to see that there was a disjunction between available languages and reality.” RealityLanguagePhotographyAvailable Author:Gilles Peress