Paul Fusco Robert Kennedy funeral train. USA. 1968.
“Shooting with film, Paul never knew exactly what he had captured until it was developed. The circumstances of shooting from the funeral train, while i
(...) n motion, were very unusual and the results Paul achieved were unexpected. He wrote of the work:
‘I was taking photographs of people and I was trying to show what it meant to them there, what they were feeling. I was very concerned that the movement would ruin every shot. I began to concentrate on tracking the subjects in every photo to lessen the effects of the train’s motion, hoping that I would be lucky enough to get a few usable photos. When I started to edit the film in New York I was very excited and optimistic about the subjects and quality of the photos. It didn't take long to get very strong emotional reactions from the photos.’”
– Marina Fusco Nims, Estate of Paul Fusco © Paul Fusco | Magnum Photos
