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“The authentic thing is to follow your heart, your instincts, your emotions. If you located yourself in an idea, your life would be lived very sadly.”

Quote by Emmet Gowin

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Emmet Gowin is an American photographer known for his unique style and profound exploration of the relationship between individuals, nature, and the human condition. His work often focuses on the private and public aspects of family life and the connection between people and the natural world. more

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Source: Emmet Gowin: photographs, 1966-1983 : September 17-November 13, 1983, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington

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“Twentieth-century art has allowed me to see things in a cryptic way. I love the butterfly's wings, which disappear when folded and when open leave this brilliant, intense pronouncement of nature, 'Here I am.'”

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“I am pessimistic about a picture's power to be the emissary of just one thing. What I hope is that the picture says, "Here I am, this is what I am like," and the person seeing the picture says in return, 'You know a lot but you don't know half of what I know.'”

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