Arthur Rothstein Quotes

United States, Photographer
July 17, 1915 – November, 11, 1985.

Arthur Rothstein was an American photographer. Rothstein is recognized as one of America’s premier photojournalists. During a career that spanned five decades, he provoked, entertained and informed the American people. His photographs ranged from a hometown baseball game to the drama of war, from struggling rural farmers to US Presidents.

It is sometimes desirable to distort or accentuate with lenses of various focal lengths... Deliberate distortion may actually add to its reality.

Arthur Rothstein
Photography is a universal language, transcending the boundaries of race, politics, and nationality.

Arthur Rothstein

I photographed Arthur Coble and his sons Milton and Darrel as they did chores, but the vicious winds made it difficult to see and breathe.

Arthur Rothstein
A picture story is a sequence of images combined with text in such a way that pictures and words reinforce each other. They produce a planned, organized combination giving detailed account of an event, personality or aspect of life.

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In conclusion, the idea of direction on the part of the photographer has its greatest value when its processes are least discernible to the spectator.

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Because powerful images are fixed in the mind more readily than words, the photographer needs no interpreter. A photograph means the same thing all over the world and no translator is required. Photography is truly a universal language, transcending all boundaries of race, politics and nationality.

Arthur Rothstein
It is a rare photographer who can take a detached, cold-blooded view of his work.

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...a photographer must be aware of and concerned about the words that accompany a picture. These words should be considered as carefully as the lighting, exposure and composition of the photograph.

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