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Quote by Daido Moriyama

“Making a definitive declaration of intent or meaning kills the photograph.”

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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

“If tone is granted to be subjected to control, why not line also, which has equal emotional significance? And if line, why not shapes and forms? And if shapes and forms, why not allow elision or emphasis of detail? And if all these things are allowed, what becomes of the record of actuality ?... Sunk without a trace!”

Ifs Form Lines Records Emotional Shapes Equal Details Granted Tone Significance Why Not Emphasis Actuality Without A Trace

Author:William Mortensen

“Photography, like any other art, is a form of communication. The artist is not blowing bubbles for his own gratification, but is speaking a language, is telling somebody something.”

Art Form Artist Language Communication Photography Art Is Bubbles Gratification

Author:William Mortensen

“I realized eventually that if I was really on top of what I was doing, I should be able to make photographs out of almost anything.”

Ifs Should Able Photograph I Realized

Author:Grant Mudford

“The photograph is always more interesting than what the photograph is of.”

Interesting Photograph

Author:Grant Mudford

“I think one of the shortcomings of reality, of real experience, is most people's inability to examine something carefully and thoughtfully without moving around or being distracted by something else. What photography does really is it forces you to examine something you normally wouldn't.”

People Thinking Doe Real Reality Moving Force Photography Inability Distracted Shortcomings

Author:Grant Mudford

“One of the magical things about photography is the transformation that takes place when you photograph something. Something that inherently has very little going for it in terms of the interest you take in it, can become infinitely more interesting when rendered as a photograph. It's no longer a building. It's a photograph.”

Littles Term Interest Interesting Building Photography Transformation Photograph Going For It

Author:Grant Mudford

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