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Quote by Julius Shulman

“I'm not modest about myself. I know for a fact that I am good. But good in the sense that I can put things together. I expound vociferously to students of architecture and photography, the significance of design. A photograph is a design in which you assemble thoughts in your mind.”

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Julius Shulman

Julius Shulman was a renowned American photographer known for his contributions to modern architectural photography. His work captured the essence of American architectural design in the mid-20th century, particularly skilled in depicting the lines and spatial sense of buildings. more

“And I was very successful at baby photography... Strange isn't it? Because some of my portraits of babies were - I used dramatic lighting, shadow lighting, and I didn't use flash. We didn't have flash in those days, we just had floodlights, and I was photographing babies as I would an object - an inanimate object, for that matter.”

Matter Use Used Successful Objects Strange Baby Photography Shadow Dramatic Flash Portraits Lighting Inanimate Objects

Author:Julius Shulman

“The key to my work is that I stopped, physically, to observe something. I raised my camera and recorded my observations.”

Keys Cameras Raised Observation

Author:Julius Shulman

“Man tried to imitate God by drawing; then we invented the photo.”

Men Drawing

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Source: Malick Sidibé

“I wanted to be the photographer of happiness.”

Wanted Photographer