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Quote by Berenice Abbott

“I have yet to see a fine photograph which is not a good document.”

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Berenice Abbott was an American photographer born on July 17, 1898, and died on December 9, 1991. She is renowned for her photographs of urban landscapes in the United States, especially her works depicting New York City. more

“Once a photographer is convinced that the camera can lie and that, strictly speaking, the vast majority of photographs are camera lies, inasmuch as they tell only part of a story or tell it in distorted form, half the battle is won. Once he has conceded that photography is not a naturalistic medium of rendition and that striving for naturalism in a photograph is futile, he can turn his attention to using a camera to make more effective pictures.”

Stories Form Lying Turns Attention Half Battle Photography Cameras Majority Strive Photographer Photograph Convinced Mediums Naturalism Conceded

Author:Andreas Feininger

“I think that there isn't a photograph in the world that has any narrative ability... They do not tell stories - they show you what something looks like. To a camera.”

Thinking World Looks Stories Shows Ability Cameras Photograph Narrative

Author:Garry Winogrand

“I don't have anything to say in any picture. But you do, from your experience, surmise something. You do give a photograph symbolic content, narrative content... But it's nothing to worry about!”

Giving Worry Photograph Narrative Symbolic

Author:Garry Winogrand

“We go where we need to go, and then try to figure out what we're doing there.”

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Book:Shopping for Buddhas: An Adventure in Nepal

Source: Shopping for Buddhas: An Adventure in Nepal

“Ol' Shoot from the Lip," we call him.”

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Author:Larry Speakes

“I was walking across King's Cross station when a drunken Irishman came stumbling up and flung his arms around me. He wanted to thank me for the peace process in Northern Ireland.”

Wanted Process Arms Kings Walking Crosses Stations Ireland Stumbling Northern Ireland Irishmen

Author:Ann Widdecombe

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