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“I never claim my photographs reveal some definitive truth. I claim that this is what I saw and felt about the subject at the time the pictures were made. That's all that any photographer can claim. I do not know any great photographer who would presume otherwise.”

Quote by David Hurn

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

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