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Sally Mann is an American photographer known for her unique style and profound depictions of nature, family, and Southern American culture. Her work often explores the relationship between humans and nature, as well as reflections on memory and history.

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“Like all photographers, I depend on serendipity, and when you're photographing children there's often an abundance of it. I would have an idea of what a photograph would look like and then something would happen - a dog might lumber in and become a critical element. I pray for what might be referred to as the angel of chance.”

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“To be able to take my pictures, I have to look, all the time, at the people and places I care about. And I must do so with both ardor and cool appraisal, with the passions of eye and heart, but in that ardent heart there must also be a splinter of ice.”

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Book:Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs

Source: Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs

“Photographs open doors into the past, but they also alloq a look into the future”

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“There is something about this process, and about the whole 8 x 10 [camera] business, that takes it out of the arena of the snapshot, even though, of course, I'm always desperate for that feeling. I wanted those family pictures to look effortless. I wanted them to look like snapshots. And some of them did.”

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“I’m past photographing to see what things look like photographed.”

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About the Author

Born: May 1, 1951
Known for: Photographer
Quotes: 40

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