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“Too many photographers try too hard. They try to lift photography into the realm of Art, because they have an inferiority complex about their craft. You and I would see more interesting photography if they would stop worrying, and instead, apply horse-sense to the problem of recording the look and feel of their own era.”

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Jessie Tarbox Beals
Jessie Tarbox Beals

Jessie Tarbox Beals was an American photographer known for her depiction of women and the working class, whose work held a unique position in American society and culture during the early 20th century. more

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