Quotes: David Goldblat

"The words I put with my photographs are an integral part of the process. I don’t regard my photographs as precious objects to be seen in a vacuum. They are part of the real world I live in. It’s very important that people who look at them know something about them other than what is inherent in the picture – a date, a place, a time, whatever it is – some vital information."

"I very seldom talk. I don’t aim to make my subjects comfortable. I want some tension. I want to make the subject understand that for me, and possibly for them, this is a serious occasion."

" When I’m taking a portrait, I prefer to set up the camera and then not shelter behind it, but rather to engage directly with eye contact. That’s sometimes quite painful. "