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Arnold Newman, born on March 3, 1918, in New York, USA, was a renowned photographer. His works, capturing the images of numerous celebrities with a unique perspective and exquisite technique, have made him one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century.

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“I didn't set out to do something different so much as do something that interested me. I wasn't trying to be avant-garde - that's being fashionable. You don't set out to revolutionize art, you make statements for yourself.”

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“The camera is a mirror with a memory, but it cannot think.”

Thinking Memories Mirrors Cameras

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“I don't care what you do with that negative, you can retouch it, you can spit on it, you can grind it underfoot. The only thing that matters is if it is honest. If [the picture] is honest, you and everybody can tell. If it is dishonest, you and everybody can tell.”

Ifs Matter Care Honest Negative Don't Care I Don't Care Grind Spit Things That Matter Only Thing That Matters

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“Those who call themselves art photographers are pompous, arrogant egoists.”

Art Photographer Arrogant Pompous

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“It seems to me that no one picture can ever be a final summation of a personality. There are so many facets in every human being that it is impossible to present them all in one photograph.”

Humans Seems Human Beings Impossible Personality Finals Photograph Facets

Book:One Mind's Eye: The Portraits and Other Photographs of Arnold Newman

Source: One Mind's Eye: The Portraits and Other Photographs of Arnold Newman

“I often wonder whether I would have done as well in painting.”

Wells Done Wonder Painting

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“There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the information into a computer and would come out with a masterpiece. We know that's impossible. You have to compose by the seat of your pants.”

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“Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create our own private world.”

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Book:Arnold Newman in Florida

Source: Arnold Newman in Florida

“A lot of photographers think that if they buy a better camera they'll be able to take better photographs. A better camera won't do a thing for you if you don't have anything in your head or in your heart.”

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“Visual ideas combined with technology combined with personal interpretation equals photography. Each must hold it's own; if it doesn't, the thing collapses.”

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“We do not make photographs with our cameras. We make them with our minds, with our hearts, with our ideas.”

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“We don't take pictures with cameras, we take them with our hearts and minds.”

Mind Heart Photography Cameras Heart And Mind

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“I am convinced that any photographic attempt to show the complete man is nonsense. We can only show, as best we can, what the outer man reveals. The inner man is seldom revealed to anyone, sometimes not even the man himself.”

Men Sometimes Shows He Man Convinced Nonsense

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“We don't take photographs with our cameras, we take them with our hearts and our minds. They are a reflection of ourselves...wha t we are and what we think.”

Thinking Mind Heart Reflection Cameras Photograph

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“Influences come from everywhere but when you are actually shooting you work primarily by instinct. But what is instinct? It is a lifetime accumulation of influence: experience, knowledge, seeing and hearing. There is little time for reflection in taking a photograph. All your experiences come to a peak and you work on two levels: conscious and unconscious.”

Littles Two Levels Seeing Influence Reflection Conscious Instinct Lifetime Photograph Hearing Shooting Unconscious Accumulation Little Time Conscious And Unconscious

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“Photography is 1% talent and 99% moving furniture.”

Moving Talent Photography Furniture

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“Ideas visuales combinadas con tecnología e interpretación personal es igual a fotografía”

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About the Author

Born: March 3, 1918
Died: June 6, 2006
Known for: Photographer
Quotes: 17

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