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“There are many forms of photography. I consider myself simply a recorder of that which I find of interest around me. I personally have no desire to create or stage direct ideas.”

Quote by David Hurn

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David Hurn

David Hurn, born in 1934, is an artist whose identity remains unknown. His life and artistic achievements have not been well-documented. more

“I start with no preconceived idea - discovery excites me to focus - then rediscovery through the lens - final form of presentation seen on ground glass, the finished print previsioned completely in every detail of texture, movement, proportion, before exposure - the shutter's release automatically and finally fixes my conception, allowing no after manipulation - the ultimate end, the print, is but a duplication of all that I saw and felt through my camera.”

Source: Edward Weston on photography

“My true program is summed up in one word: life. I expect to photograph anything suggested by that word which appeals to me.”

Photography Program Photographer Photograph Appeals One Word

Author:Edward Weston

“I took to photography like a duck to water. I never wanted to do anything else. Excitement about the subject is the voltage which pushes me over the mountain of drudgery necessary to produce the final photograph.”

Wanted Water Subjects Produce Mountain Photography Finals Photographer Photograph Excitement Ducks Drudgery Voltage

Book:Berenice Abbott, photographer: a modern vision : a selection of photographs and essays

Source: Berenice Abbott, photographer: a modern vision : a selection of photographs and essays

“The challenge for me has first been to see things as they are, whether a portrait, a city street, or a bouncing ball. In a word, I have tried to be objective. What I mean by objectivity is not the objectivity of a machine, but of a sensible human being with the mystery of personal selection at the heart of it. The second challenge has been to impose order onto the things seen and to supply the visual context and the intellectual framework - that to me is the art of photography.”

“Above all, it's hard learning to live with vivid mental images of scenes I cared for and failed to photograph. It is the edgy existence within me of these unmade images that is the only assurance that the best photographs are yet to be made.”

Made Hard Existence Scene Photography Photographer Photograph Assurance Vivid Edgy

Author:Sam Abell

“My first priority when taking pictures is to achieve clarity. A good documentary photograph transmits the information of the situation with the utmost fidelity; achieving it means understanding the nuances of lighting and composition, and also remembering to keep the lenses clean and the cameras steady.”

“And that desire-the strong desire to take pictures-is important. It borders on a need, based on a habit: the habit of seeing. Whether working or not, photographers are looking, seeing, and thinking about what they see, a habit that is both a pleasure and a problem, for we seldom capture in a single photograph the full expression of what we see and feel. It is the hope that we might express ourselves fully-and the evidence that other photographers have done so-that keep us taking pictures.”

Thinking Needs Feels Important Done Problem Might Desire Strong Pleasure Seeing Expression Habit Photography Evidence Photographer Photograph Borders Capture Taking Pictures Strong Desire

Author:Sam Abell

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