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Quote by Bill Henson

“When you shoot on film, you don't know whether you've got it or not until you get the film processed, and so it changes the relationship we have with the subject whether it's a landscape or a person in a so-called controlled environment in a chair in a studio in front of you.”

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Bill Henson

Bill Henson is an Australian photographer known for his unique style and use of light and shadow. His works often focus on teenagers, exploring the confusion and growth of adolescence. Henson's art has gained international acclaim, and he has won numerous awards, including the Australian Art Prize and the Sydney Art Prize. His works are collected by museums and galleries around the world. more

“It's a profoundly different thing to be able to refer to the images you are taking at the time and check them out on a laptop that is plugged into your Hasselblad and go "oh no, do it again, do it again" - all of those a requickly made decisions. The fact that you can see the images right away in a funny way makes the whole relationship more casual. I don't want a casual relationship with my subject.”

Way Want Made Different Whole Facts Able Decision Subjects Checks Different Things Casual Laptops Casual Relationships

Author:Bill Henson

“The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted.”

Light Spiritual Virtue Corruption Sacraments

Author:Saint Augustine

“You have to forget about what other people say, when you're supposed to die, or when you're supposed to be loving. You have to forget about all these things.”

People Dies Forget Supposed To Be Loving You

Author:Jimi Hendrix

“Adolescence is interesting. I mean, all of life is interesting and all of life is transitionary. But I think there is an exponential growth physically, intellectually, emotionally and there is so much potential.”

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Author:Bill Henson