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“Has it led you to the conclusion that photography is an art ? Or it is simply a means of recording ? "I'm glad you asked that. I've been wanting to say this for years. Is cooking an art ? Is talking an art ? Is even painting an art ? It is artfulness that makes art, not the medium itself. Of course photography is an art - when it is in the hands of artists."”

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Aaron Scharf

Limited information is available about Aaron Scharf, who was born in 1922 and passed away on January 21, 1993. His occupation category is currently unknown. more

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