Scandale (by Ilse Bing, 1947)

“Cuando yo era niña, los niños eran vistos como “todavía no”- algo que aún no era perfecto. Me molestaba este acercamiento hacia mí. Pero yo no era una luchadora y me retiré a mi propio mundo. Este mundo era tan colorido y tan rico que nunca quise convertirme en un adulto.” – Ilse Bing

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“When I was a little girl, children were looked upon as, “not yet”- something not yet perfect. I resented this approach toward me. But I was no fighter, and I retreated into my own world. This world was so colorful and so rich that I wanted never to become a grown-up.” – Ilse Bing

Doble autorretrato en la ventana, Nueva York // Double auto portrait in the window, New York (by Ilse Bing, 1947)

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“Yo no elegí la fotografía; ella me eligió a mí. Yo no lo sabía en ese momento. Un artista no piensa primero y luego hace, es impulsado.” – Ilse Bing

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“I didn’t choose photography; it chose me. I didn’t know it at the time. An artist doesn’t think first then do it, he is driven.” – Ilse Bing