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“For me photography had an immediacy... I was trying to resolve certain issues. What was fair or unfair about how people lived, and how they had to live? I thought the most penetrating and most immediate way to get to some of those questions was through photography.”

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Jerome Liebling

Jerome Liebling was an American photographer renowned for his profound contributions to photojournalism. His work is known for its focus on social issues and its ability to capture human emotion. more

“I don't particularly care about photographic authorship. Whether an astronaut who doesn't even have a viewfinder makes an image, a robotic camera, a military photographer, or Mike Light really doesn't matter. What matters is the context of the final photograph and the meaning it generates within that context.”

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Author:Michael Light

“I am a photographer who likes to make images, but I also want to get a sense and understanding of images that have already been made. I don't fabricate worlds; I pay attention to the things that already surround us.”

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Author:Michael Light

“I come at a subject from a profoundly photographic level. I am not interested in pictures that ultimately don't work as pictures.”

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Author:Michael Light

“In montage's original form as photomontage, it is capable of striking effects and on occasion it can even become a powerful political weapon. Such effects arise from its technique of juxtaposing heterogeneous, unrelated pieces of reality torn from their context. A good photomontage has the same effect as a good joke.”

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