"Through the deliberate reduction of his photographic style to a basic economy of means – one type of camera, one type of lens, no theatrical light effects – Tillmans approximates a ‘degree zero’ of photography. His work aims at the point where a photo is taken and an image emerges."
Jan Verwoert
quoted in: Philomena Epps, 'Your Ultimate Guide to Wolfgang Tillmans', Dazed Digital, 23 January 2017, online