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“Anyone can take pictures. What's difficult is thinking about them, organizing them, and trying to use them in some way so that some meaning can be constructed out of them. That's really where the work of the artist begins.”

Quote by Lewis Baltz

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Lewis Baltz (September 12, 1945 - November 22, 2014) was an American visual artist known for his photographs of modern architecture and landscapes. His work is characterized by a cool, objective perspective, exploring the relationship between humans, nature, and architecture. more

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