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    The charm, one might say the genius, of memory is that it is choosy, chancy and temperamental; it rejects the edifying cathedral and indelibly photographs the small boy outside, chewing a hunk of melon in the dust.

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To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it read more

To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.

by Elliott Erwitt Found in: Photography Quotes,
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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.

by Ansel Adams Found in: Photography Quotes,
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Photography is truth. And cinema is truth twenty-four times a second.

Photography is truth. And cinema is truth twenty-four times a second.

by Jean-luc Godard Found in: Photography Quotes,
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In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular . . . sight and feeling will appear on a print. read more

In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular . . . sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice.

by Ansel Adams Found in: Photography Quotes,
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There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.

There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.

by Ansel Adams Found in: Photography Quotes,
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Unlike any other visual image, a photograph is not a rendering, an imitation or an interpretation of its subject, but read more

Unlike any other visual image, a photograph is not a rendering, an imitation or an interpretation of its subject, but actually a trace of it. No painting or drawing, however naturalist, belongs to its subject in the way that a photograph does.

by John Berger Found in: Photography Quotes,
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Look, I'm not an intellectual - I just take pictures.

Look, I'm not an intellectual - I just take pictures.

by Helmut Newton Found in: Photography Quotes,
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There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.

by Ansel Adams Found in: Photography Quotes,
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I take photographs with love, so I try to make them art objects. But I make them for myself first read more

I take photographs with love, so I try to make them art objects. But I make them for myself first and foremost - that is important.

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