To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.

(Henri Cartier-Bresson)

Photographing expresses human desire to preserve passing time. It is like a man struggling with time that elapses, and in general – a desire to preserve oneself.

(Ryszard Kapuscinski)