“Photography today appears to be in a state of flight... The familiar is made strange, the unfamiliar grotesque. The amateur forces his Sundays into a series of unnatural poses.”
Quote by Dorothea Lange
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Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange, born on May 26, 1895, and died on October 11, 1965, was a prominent American photographer. She is widely recognized for her photographs that documented the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl era, which have become enduring symbols of the 20th century. more
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Source: Selected Essays of John Berger
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“This then: to photograph a rock, have it look like a rock, but be more than a rock.”
Source: The daybooks of Edward Weston