“There is no such thing as inaccuracy in a photograph. All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth.”
英语
“照片不存在不准确一说。所有照片都是准确的。但没有一张是真相。”
Interview, 1994 ↗ (1994)
采访,1994年“My portraits are more about me than they are about the people I photograph.”
英语
“我的肖像更多地是关于我自己,而不是关于我所拍摄的人。”
“A portrait is not a likeness. The moment an emotion or fact is transformed into a photograph it is no longer a fact but an opinion.”
英语
“肖像不是肖似。当一种情感或事实被转化为照片时,它就不再是事实,而是观点。”
理查德·阿维顿,引自摄影文献
“I've worked out of a series of no's. No to exquisite light, no to apparent compositions, no to the seduction of poses or narrative.”
英语
“我的创作基于一系列的拒绝。拒绝精致的光线,拒绝明显的构图,拒绝姿势或叙事的诱惑。”
《理查德·阿维顿:证据1944–1994》