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    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.

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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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Many pictures turn out to be limp translations of the known world instead of vital objects which create an intrinsic read more

Many pictures turn out to be limp translations of the known world instead of vital objects which create an intrinsic world of their own. There is a vast difference between taking a picture and making a photograph.

by Robert Heinecken 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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It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter, because read more

It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter, because you can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary; it takes a lot of looking before you learn to see the ordinary.

by David Bailey Found in: Photography Quotes,
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Blessed be the inventor of photography! It has given more positive pleasure to poor suffering humanity than anything else that read more

Blessed be the inventor of photography! It has given more positive pleasure to poor suffering humanity than anything else that has "cast up" in my time -- this art by which even the "poor" can possess themselves of tolerable of their absent dear ones.

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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.

by Paul Strand 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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You know what a camera is? A mirror with memory.

You know what a camera is? A mirror with memory.

by Source Unknown Found in: Photography Quotes,
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Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.

Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.

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