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Quote by Gyorgy Lukacs

“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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Gyorgy Lukacs

György Lukács, born on April 13, 1885, was a prominent philosopher from Hungary. His thoughts were deeply influenced by Marxism and existentialism, and he had a profound impact on 20th-century philosophy and social theory. more

“Childhood has been idealised as a lost garden paradise to which we can never return. We are excluded from this world of carelessness, innocence and unity. But the imaginary kingdom is nothing more than a projection of adult ideas and concerns onto the image, an expression of our own yearnings. By photographing children alone, divorced from any social setting, I allow them to exist on their own...I am exploring the equivocal connection between self and world.”

“I still think as a painter - especially in terms of structuring a picture... I carefully choose the models, costumes, requisites, and backdrops of my photographs.”

Thinking Stills Term Models Photograph Painter Costumes Backdrop

Author:Loretta Lux

“The sign at the entrance to my gym locker room says, no cell phones please, cell phones are cameras. They are not. A camera is a Nikon or a Leica or Rolleiflex, and when you strike someone with one, they know they have been hit with something substantial.”

Knows Has Beens Rooms Please Cameras Phones Strikes Cells Gym Cell Phone Entrances Lockers Locker Room Leica Nikon

Author:Danny Lyon

“I feel totally responsible for what I see. I feel totally responsible for what I photograph.”

Feels Responsible Photograph

Author:Danny Lyon

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