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“Anything that looks like an idea is probably just something that has accumulated, like dust. It looks like I have ideas because I do books that are all on the same subject. That is just because the pictures have piled up on that subject. Finally I realize that I am really interested in it. The pictures make me realize that I am interested in something.”

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Lee Friedlander

Lee Friedlander, born on July 14, 1934, is a renowned American photographer known for his unique perspective and profound insights into American culture. His work spans various genres including portraiture, landscape, and urban photography, and his style is considered a representative of postmodernism. more

“I think when you work on fossils, and you realize that a species is there, and it's abundant for quite a long period of time, and then at some point it's no longer there - and so, when you look at that bigger picture, yes, you realize that either you change and adapt, or, as a species, you go extinct.”

Thinking Looks Long Realizing Periods Bigger Species Fossils Adapting Long Periods Of Time Bigger Picture

Author:Louise Leakey

“I want my pictures to cut through political abstractions... and make a connection on a human level.”

Want Humans Political Levels Cutting Photography Connections Abstraction

Author:James Nachtwey

“I want to record history through the destiny of individuals who often belong to the least wealthy classes. I do not want to show war in general, nor history with a capital H, but rather the tragedy of a single man, of a family.”

Men Want War Shows Individual Class Destiny Records Photography Tragedy Wealthy Single Man

Author:James Nachtwey

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