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“I feel that whatever picture an artist makes it is in part a picture of himself - a matter of identity.”

Book:Emmet Gowin: photographs, 1966-1983 : September 17-November 13, 1983, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington

Work

Emmet Gowin: photographs, 1966-1983 : September 17-November 13, 1983, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington

Emmet Gowin: photographs, 1966-1983 is a compilation of the photographer's work over a seventeen-year period. The book features a curated selection of Gowin's photographs, which were exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. from September 17 to November 13, 1983. The images span a range of subjects and styles, reflecting Gowin's exploration of various themes and techniques throughout his career. more

Author

Emmet Gowin

Emmet Gowin is an American photographer known for his unique style and profound exploration of the relationship between individuals, nature, and the human condition. His work often focuses on the private and public aspects of family life and the connection between people and the natural world. more

“What's great is that the picture is already taken before it goes public. It's in secret. The trust that develops from such a habit engenders risk, and you realise you're not as vulnerable as you thought. Once you become comfortable with being more truthful about who you are, the easier it is, the prouder you become. That's the way it unfolded for us.”

Way Realizing Secret Taken Risk Habit Easier Comfortable Photography Who You Are Photographer Vulnerable Truthful Already Taken

Author:Emmet Gowin

“Twentieth-century art has allowed me to see things in a cryptic way. I love the butterfly's wings, which disappear when folded and when open leave this brilliant, intense pronouncement of nature, 'Here I am.'”

Way Art Century Photography Wings Photographer Disappear Brilliant Intense Butterfly Twentieth Century Here I Am Cryptic

Author:Emmet Gowin

“I am pessimistic about a picture's power to be the emissary of just one thing. What I hope is that the picture says, "Here I am, this is what I am like," and the person seeing the picture says in return, 'You know a lot but you don't know half of what I know.'”

Knows Persons Half Seeing One Thing Return Photography Photographer Just One Pessimistic Here I Am

Author:Emmet Gowin

“I was going round the world searching for an interesting place, when I realized that the place that I was in was already interesting.”

World Interesting Photography Rounds Photographer I Realized Interesting Places

Author:Emmet Gowin