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If the man who paints only the tree, or flower, or other surface he sees before him were an artist, read more
If the man who paints only the tree, or flower, or other surface he sees before him were an artist, the king of artists would be the photographer. It is for the artist to do something beyond this.
If photography were difficult in the true sense . . . that the creation of a simple photograph would entail read more
If photography were difficult in the true sense . . . that the creation of a simple photograph would entail as much time and effort as the production of a good watercolor or etching -- there would be a vast improvement in total output.
It is one thing to photograph people. It is another to make others care about them by revealing the core read more
It is one thing to photograph people. It is another to make others care about them by revealing the core of their humanness.
I took to photography like a duck to water. I never wanted to do anything else. Excitement about the subject read more
I took to photography like a duck to water. I never wanted to do anything else. Excitement about the subject is the voltage which pushes me over the mountain of drudgery necessary to produce the final photograph.
To manipulate an image is to control a people
To manipulate an image is to control a people
When photography was invented it was thought to be an equivalent to truth, it was truth with a capital "T".
When photography was invented it was thought to be an equivalent to truth, it was truth with a capital "T".
Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man read more
Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited, and the wealth and confusion man has created. It is a major force in explaining man to man.
Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.
Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.
