Paolo Monti

Monti, self-portrait, 1954

Paolo Monti (11 August 1908 – 29 November 1982) was an Italian photographer, known for his architectural photography.

Quotes

• Finalmente ad aiutare i ricordi venne una macchina, l'apparecchio fotografico un tempo ingombrante come un mobile in mezzo alla stanza, oggi leggero, lucido e preciso come un'arma. Preciso. E fedele?
  • Finally, to help the memories came a machine, the photographic device, once bulky like a piece of furniture in the middle of the room, today light, shiny and precise as a weapon. Precise. And faithful?
  • "Mariel", in Camera, n. 10, October 1956; quoted in Conversazioni, BEIC.

• The country does not recognize a photojournalist as a journalist.
  • "Photojournalism and Film-making in Europe", in R. Smith (ed.), Photographic Communication, Hastings House, 1972, p. 350; quoted in "Fotoperiodismo", University of Guadalajara.

• Per me è motivo di continua sorpresa il fatto che quasi tutti i professionisti fotografano solo su ordine dei committenti e quasi mai per inventare e sperimentare.
  • It is a source of constant surprise to me that almost all professionals take pictures only on the orders of the clients and almost never to invent and experiment.
  • "Due parole sulla mia fotografia", 1981; quoted in "Monti, Paolo", Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani.

Quotes about Paolo Monti

• Paolo Monti (1908-1982) est toujours considéré comme un maître fondamental de la photographie italienne de l'après-guerre : auteur et théoricien en même temps qu'historien et enseignant.
  • Paolo Monti (1908-1982) is still considered a fundamental master of post-war Italian photography — author and theorist as well as historian and teacher.
  • Italo Zannier, "Paolo Monti et le projet de Bologne", in Strates, n. 13, 2007.