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Famous Bill Jay Quotes
“Discussions allow photographers to shuffle their prejudices”
“True, there are photographers who are failed artists, but so are most artists.”
“I talk a lot about photography. It's cheap becuase my supply always exceeds demand.”
“Photographers have already photographed everything too many times, except cheese.”
“Photography opens your eyes a little wider to the world around you.”
“...the subject, the thing itself, is the genesis of all types of photography.”
“Museum collections have given photography rigor, and mortis.”
“The best way for photographers to become rich and famous is to go into another field.”
“At exhibition openings always praise the chicken for laying eggs; you can wring its neck later.”
“Asked for your opinion on the prints, you have two choices: truth or tact. I ask for the bathroom.”
“A photograph is a mirror; mostly it reflects the prejudices of the viewer.”
“Why do photographers photograph? To make unreality visible.”
“A few photographers make a killing; the rest can't make a living.”
“I'd like my coffin to be a camera obscura so I can see what's going on outside.”
“When you can't think of anything else, photograph graffiti, nudes, or plants.”
“Predators and prey always coexist. That's why we have galleries as well as photographers.”
“Only in art can you make something that no one wants and still be considered successful.”
“Advice to artists: always take the opportunity to shut up.”