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Alvin Langdon Coburn, born on June 11, 1882 in Edinburgh, Scotland, was a renowned photographer. His works, known for their unique style and profound understanding of photographic art, have had a profound impact on the 20th-century photographic art.

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Should Art Artist Break Alive Expression Claims Cameras Conventions Worn Freedom Of Expression Worn Out

Author:Alvin Langdon Coburn

“An artist is a man who tries to express the inexpressible.”

Men Trying Artist

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“A photographic portrait needs more collaboration between sitter and artist than a painted portrait.”

Needs Artist Collaboration Portraits

Book:Alvin Langdon Coburn, Photographer: An Autobiography with Over 70 Reproductions of His Works

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“I affirm that any sort of photograph is superior to any sort of painting aiming at the same result.”

Results Painting Photograph Superiors

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“My aim in photography is always to convey a mood and not to impart local information. This is not an easy matter, for the camera if left to its own devices will simply impart local information to the exclusiveness of everything else.”

Ifs Matter Left Easy Information Photography Aim Cameras Mood Locals Devices Impart

Author:Alvin Langdon Coburn

“Photography makes one conscious of beauty everywhere, even in the simplest things, even in what is often considered commonplace or ugly. Yet nothing is really 'ordinary', for every fragment of the world is crowned with wonder and mystery, and a great and surprising beauty.”

World Wonder Mystery Photography Ordinary Conscious Ugly Surprising Simplest Fragments Commonplace Wonder And Mystery Beauty Everywhere

Book:Alvin Langdon Coburn, Photographer: An Autobiography with Over 70 Reproductions of His Works

Source: Alvin Langdon Coburn, Photographer: An Autobiography with Over 70 Reproductions of His Works

“I wish to state emphatically that I do not believe in any sort of handwork or manipulation on a photographic negative or print.”

Believe States Wish Negative Manipulation Print

Author:Alvin Langdon Coburn

“It is my hope that photography may fall in line with all the other arts and with her infinite possibilities, do things strange and more fascinating than the most fantastic dreams.”

May Art Dream Fall Lines Possibility Strange Photography Infinite Fantastic Fascinating Infinite Possibilities

Author:Alvin Langdon Coburn

About the Author

Born: June 11, 1882
Died: November 23, 1966
Known for: Photographer
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