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Quote by Diane Arbus

“I don't know what good composition is.... Sometimes for me composition has to do with a certain brightness or a certain coming to restness and other times it has to do with funny mistakes. There's a kind of rightness and wrongness and sometimes I like rightness and sometimes I like wrongness.”

Quote by Diane Arbus

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Diane Arbus was an influential American photographer known for her unique perspective and poignant works. Her photographs focused on marginalized groups and the underprivileged, revealing the complexity and diversity of human nature. Arbus' work has had a profound impact on the art world and is considered an important figure in the history of photography of the 20th century. more

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