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Quote by Peter van Agtmael

“Sometimes the picture is more interesting than what is going on. Sometimes the picture is suggestive of greater things in society or the history of what might be connected to the theme in the pictures and those are worth exploring.”

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Peter van Agtmael

Peter van Agtmael is a renowned photographer known for his unique perspective and profound exploration of social and political issues. Born in 1981, he has been active in the photography world since the early 2000s. His work often focuses on social and political topics, documenting life across different cultural and social backgrounds. more

“The big question that everyone is asking themselves, or what they should be asking themselves right now, is what role has the media played in not just missing a certain part of American society that wanted to vote for, say, Donald Trump, but what role has the media played in dehumanizing other people and helping create these conditions that people are so afraid of, say, Muslims and extremism?”

People Helping Missing Vote Extremism

Author:Peter van Agtmael

“Nothing is over until there's something more decisive than your own thoughts.”

Author:Peter van Agtmael

“It is a fearful environment where no one can trust to pick up a stranger, or a stranger cannot trust to get in a car. That search I find lacking. That openness. Right now, we have got ourselves stuck in one thing, which is make money as fast as we can, because it is hard to live in this world without it. Let us face it.”

World Environment Car Stranger Stuck Making Money Openness Fearful

Author:Chris Noth

“New York is all about sort of a corporate sensibility, and it is squeezed out room for any other kind of sensibility, money talks, bullshit walks, I guess.”

Kind Sensibility Bullshit Money Talks

Author:Chris Noth

“People are starting to reflect upon the power of emotions on illness and I have always felt a direct connection between emotion and body. It is fascinating that neurologists are starting to tell their patients that yes, they are sick, the symptoms are there, but it is probably happening because an emotion is not coming out the way it could and should.”