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    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.

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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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Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it read more

Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.

by Aaron Siskind Found in: Photography Quotes,
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The Equipment you'll leave at home, you'll need the most. You're always out of film when you'll have the best read more

The Equipment you'll leave at home, you'll need the most. You're always out of film when you'll have the best opportunity.

by Murphy's Rules 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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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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The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.

The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.

by Dorthea Lange Found in: Photography Quotes,
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To manipulate an image is to control a people

To manipulate an image is to control a people

by Carolyn Gerard 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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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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