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Quote by Ruth Bernhard

“If you are not passionately devoted to an idea, you can make very pleasant pictures but they won't make you cry.”

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Ruth Bernhard was a renowned photographer known for her unique style and profound interpretation of the nude. Her work holds a significant place in the history of 20th-century photography and has influenced countless photographers. more

“There is no art which affords less opportunity to execute expression than photography. Everything is concentrated in a few seconds, when after perhaps an hours seeking, waiting, and hesitation, the photographer sees the realization of his inward vision, and in that moment he has one advantage over most arts - his medium is swift enough to record his momentary inspiration.”

“The meaning of quality in photography's best pictures lies written in the language of vision. That language is learned by chance, not system.”

Lying Language Chance Quality Vision Written Photography Best Picture

Author:Walker Evans

“Leaving aside the mysteries and the inequities of human talent, brains, taste, and reputations, the matter of art in photography may come down to this: it is the capture and projection of the delights of seeing; it is the defining of observation full and felt.”

Humans May Art Matter Felt Brain Seeing Mystery Talent Taste Photography Leaving Photographer Delight Reputation Observation Capture Defining Projection

Author:Walker Evans

“A photograph is not merely a substitute for a glance. It is a sharpened vision. It is the revelation of new and important facts.”

Important Facts Vision Photography Photograph Revelations Substitutes Glances

Author:Sid Grossman

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