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“There's no way a photograph has to look... in a sense. There are no formal rules of design that can apply.”

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Garry Winogrand was an American photographer known for his distinctive street photography style. His work captured the diversity and vitality of American society in the mid-20th century, particularly skilled at capturing moments in everyday life. Winogrand's style was unique, often depicting the face of American society with humor and satire. more

“I still don't understand why when you put a piece of paper in a tray with solution in it, it comes up. It's still, in a sense, magic to me. It's a funny thing, you know. I've got two kids, and when they were very young, they used to come in the darkroom and I thought they'd be astounded by that. Nothing. When they got a little older, then they got astounded by it.”

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“The contest between form and content is what, is what art is about - it's art history. That's what basically everybody has ever contended with. The problem is uniquely complex in still photography.”

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Author:Garry Winogrand

“Well, in terms of what a camera does. Again, you go back to that original idea that what you photograph is responsible for how it [the photograph] looks. And it's not plastic, in a way. The problem is unique in photographic terms.”

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Author:Garry Winogrand

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