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“My belief is that you should take stills of what doesn't seem to move, and take movies or videos of [what] does.”

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Robert Polidori

Robert Polidori is a renowned photographer known for his unique style and profound insights into American culture. His work spans a wide range of subjects, from architecture to portrait photography, with a particular focus on photographing movie sets. more

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“I'm not a believer in the future. The most interesting things are always behind us. I look at everything as archaeology.”

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“I've always been accused by my detractors of some sort of moral failure, cowardice, or even lack of humanity by not portraying the human form. I respond that I do better by portraying traces of character and intentions of human volition that no mug or body shot can ever exude.”

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“I walked all around it [the Guggenheim Bilbao] and couldn't find one clear, clean shot. To make things worse, the weather was lousy. Nothing about this rang commercial money shot. In a situation like this there's only one thing to do: forget about pleasing editors, please yourself.”

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“I wish I had met [Francesca] Woodman forty years ago. It would have been great to live with her for a year. She didn't save anything. She played the camera like a new guitar. She murdered herself out taking pictures.”

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