Joaquim Paiva

"Today, the book platform takes on a very large dimension in the world of photography because of the enormous technological improvements in production."

"Perhaps one day the history of photography will be told through selfies. But the great problem will be processing a quantity of images absolutely beyond human capacity to understand. There are trillions of photographs. It is a terrible thing, which frightens us enormously. But the work continues."

"It is necessary to take into account the politics of your time, the eternal struggle against intolerance, in favor of human rights and of less inequality between rich and poor countries. In this whole context, art and photography are very powerful platforms of resistance."

"I have specialized in collecting contemporary photographs. If the photography has quality and reflects the photographers involvement with their work, that is what counts for me."

"I also photograph and have my own authorial work. It is not easy to accumulate functions. But also why limit myself to being only this or that? I am not an automatic machine specialized in a single task."

"A book is something very important in the career of a photographer and an artist. It is the most enduring way to preserve work for posterity."