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“In the beginning of my photography I controlled everything: rearranging the room, lighting it, and telling people what to do and where to put their hands. By the last project, I was basically totally at the mercy of serendipity.”

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Philip-Lorca diCorcia

Philip-Lorca diCorcia is a renowned American photographer known for his unique street photography style. His works are characterized by carefully planned scenes and portraitures of individuals, blending elements of realism and surrealism. DiCorcia's contributions have had a profound impact on the art world, with his photographic techniques and social commentary holding significant importance in contemporary photography. more

“There's a reductiveness to photography, of course - in the framing of reality and the exclusion of chunks of it (the rest of the world, in fact). It's almost as if the act of photography bears some relationship to how we consciously manage the uncontrollable set of possibilities that exist in life.”

Ifs World Facts Reality Courses Possibility Bears Photography Manage Exclusion Chunks Uncontrollable Framing

Author:Philip-Lorca diCorcia

“The deepest motivation for a lot of artists is obviously the one they all share: their great fear they are a fraud. It's a joke. In my case the problem is not that I don't question myself. It's just that I question other people even more.”

People Problem Artist Motivation Cases Share Jokes Fraud

Author:Philip-Lorca diCorcia

“Does inadequacy not characterize all that we make use of to perceive and describe the world? Are the signs of language not just as inadequate, albeit differently, as are images?”

World Doe Use Language Perceive Inadequate Inadequacy

Author:Georges Didi-Huberman

“Photography works hand in glove with image and memory and therefore possesses their notable epidemic power.”

Hands Memories Photography Notable Gloves Epidemics

Book:Images in Spite of All: Four Photographs from Auschwitz