“The photographs are not illustrative. They, and the text, are coequal, mutually independent, and fully collaborative. By their fewness, and by the importance of the reader’s eye, this will be misunderstood by most of that minority which does not wholly ignore it. In the interests, however, of the history and future of photography, that risk seems irrelevant, and this flat statement necessary.”
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Walker Evans
Walker Evans, born on November 3, 1903, was an influential American photographer. His work is renowned for its profound insight into American society and culture, particularly his depiction of the Southern poor. Evans' photography has had a significant impact on 20th-century photographic art. more
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