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Arthur Rothstein was an American photographer renowned for his profound documentation of American society and culture in the 20th century. His work extensively covered the social realities of the Great Depression in the United States, as well as the transformations of American cities and rural areas.

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“In conclusion, the idea of direction on the part of the photographer has its greatest value when its processes are least discernible to the spectator.”

Ideas Values Process Photographer Conclusion Spectators

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“...a photographer must be aware of and concerned about the words that accompany a picture. These words should be considered as carefully as the lighting, exposure and composition of the photograph.”

Should Concerned Photographer Photograph Composition Exposure Lighting Accompany

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“It is sometimes desirable to distort or accentuate with lenses of various focal lengths... Deliberate distortion may actually add to its reality.”

May Sometimes Reality Add Various Length Desirable Lenses Deliberate Distortion Accentuate

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“It is a rare photographer who can take a detached, cold-blooded view of his work.”

Views Cold Photographer Detached Cold Blooded

Book:Photojournalism: Pictures for Magazines and Newspapers

Source: Photojournalism: Pictures for Magazines and Newspapers

“I photographed Arthur Coble and his sons Milton and Darrel as they did chores, but the vicious winds made it difficult to see and breathe.”

Made Difficult Son Wind Breathe Made It Vicious Arthur Chores Milton

Book:Documentary photography

Source: Documentary photography

“Because powerful images are fixed in the mind more readily than words, the photographer needs no interpreter. A photograph means the same thing all over the world and no translator is required. Photography is truly a universal language, transcending all boundaries of race, politics and nationality.”

World Needs Mind Mean Language Powerful Race Photography Universal Photographer Photograph Boundaries Fixed Nationality Interpreter Translators Transcending Universal Language

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“A picture story is a sequence of images combined with text in such a way that pictures and words reinforce each other. They produce a planned, organized combination giving detailed account of an event, personality or aspect of life.”

Way Giving Stories Events Produce Personality Aspect Accounts Combination Organized Sequence Aspects Of Life Pictures And Words

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“Photography is a universal language, transcending the boundaries of race, politics, and nationality.”

Language Race Photography Universal Boundaries Nationality Transcending Universal Language

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About the Author

Born: July 17, 1915
Died: November 11, 1985
Known for: Photographer
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