Ministerio, Rio, Brasilien, 1960
"What counts is putting the intensity that you yourself have experienced into the picture. Otherwise it is just a document."
René Burri
As a Magnum photographer and reporter, René Burri (1933-2014) created iconic images in the history of 20th century photography. As a travelling photographer, he took viewers to all corners of the world with his vivid reports. His photographic works were always about people, committed, multi-layered and empathetic. He not only wanted to document the world, but to change it with his pictures. The ideal of humane, empathetic, and respectful photojournalism was the guiding principle of his work.