“I'm proposing to you that photography is a language on its own, which is that when you look at images you do derive ideas; and I'm also proposing to you that you can derive ideas without going through words. So I'm forcing you to really look. And this process of looking, it's like a new set of ideas that are being proposed to you.”
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Gilles Peress
Gilles Peress, born on December 29, 1946, is a renowned photographer known for his profound documentation of conflict and human suffering. more
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