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“Weston's sensual texture or Cartier-Bresson's implacable composition are apt to close over themselves, attaining the perfection of a certain sensual and harmonious bliss. We see textures, volumes, equilibrium - and reality, open and ragged, is lost and transcended.”

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Edmundo Desnoes

Edmundo Desnoes is an individual born in 1930 with an unknown profession. His life experiences and contributions are limited in available information and require further research. more

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