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“I want to take a lot of Nasty photos.”

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Daido Moriyama, born on October 10, 1938, is a highly influential Japanese photographer known for his unique style and profound insights into Japanese society and culture. more

“When I take photographs, my body inevitably enters a trancelike state. Briskly weaving my way through the avenues, every cell in my body becomes as sensitive as radar, responsive to the life of the streets... If I were to give it words, I would say: "I have no choice... I have to shoot this... I can't leave this place for another's eyes... I have to shoot it... I have no choice." An endless, murmuring refrain.”

Ifs Way Giving I Can States Body Eye Choices Streets Photograph Endless Cells My Way Sensitive Avenues Refrain Radar Weaving Murmuring

Author:Daido Moriyama

“The photographer who attempts to fit happily into the world by using the traditional perspective of the camera will end up falling into the hole of the "idea" he has dug for himself.”

World Ideas Ends Fall Perspective Fit Cameras Photographer Holes Traditional

Author:Daido Moriyama

“I have always felt that a lot of the most interesting work, not just mine but other people's, falls into [the] nether area, somewhere between the worlds of documentary and photojournalism (two very vague words) and the world of art. I think a lot of street photography falls into this nether area.”

People Thinking World Art Two Fall Felt Interesting Streets Mines Photography Areas Vague Documentaries Most Interesting Street Photography Photojournalism

Author:Alex Webb

“Photographers don't need to be aggressive. Some are. Henry Benson is aggressive - but then he's from Fleet Street. If you can talk to people, you don't need to push people around.”

People Ifs Needs Streets Photographer Aggressive Fleet Street

Author:Alfred Eisenstaedt

“I like Pixie Sticks. Yeah, screw the middle man. Just a tube of sugar... I'd pour two of those in a big 12 ounce coke. And I'd go out to catechism class and try to concentrate on the priest. I saw Jesus several times. I swear I did.”

Men Trying Two Bigs Jesus Class Saws Middle Yeah Sticks Priests Sugar Swear Screws Tubes Coke Pixies Catechism

Author:Tim Allen

“Comedy is the ultimate anarchist.”

Comedy Ultimate Anarchist

Author:Tim Allen

“Racism is an attack on the very notion of the universality of human rights. It systematically denies certain people the enjoyment of their full human rights because of their colour, race, ethnicity, descent or national origin.”

People Humans Certain Race Rights Racism Notion Human Rights Deny Enjoyment Colour Descent Ethnicity Universality Race Ethnicity

Author:Irene Khan

“Men who can succeed in deceiving no one else, will succeed at last in deceiving themselves.”

Men Lasts Succeed Deceiving

Book:Miss Mackenzie: Easyread Comfort Edition

Source: Miss Mackenzie: Easyread Comfort Edition

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