August Sander

“I hate nothing more than sugary photographs with tricks, poses and effects. So allow me to be honest and tell the truth about our age and its people.”

“In photography there are no shadows that cannot be illuminated.”

“The portrait is your mirror. It’s you.”

“Photography is like a mosaic that becomes a synthesis only when it is presented en masse.”

“Let me speak the truth in all honesty about our age and the people of our age.”

“See, observe, and think.”

“I never made a person look bad. They do that themselves. The portrait is your mirror. It's you.”

“Nothing is more hateful to me than photography sugar-coated with gimmicks, poses, and false effects.”

“With photography a new means of expression has come into being... it is one of the most important means of giving a true picture of our time.”