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“The best thing about Sci-Fi, which is my favorite genre, is that there are no rules for behavior. So you can do anything you want.”

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Brion James

Brion James, born on February 20, 1945 and passed away on August 7, 1999, was an American actor. He had remarkable performances in both film and television, known for his unique acting style and diverse roles. more

“[My] pictures are about memory and forgetfulness. The evidence is dissolving. Bones crumble; human ash returns to soil; teeth, sandals, hair, bullets, axes disperse into atoms and molecules. Footprints in the snow will be erased by the next storm. The evidence of evil, like the evidence of good, obeys the universal laws of entropy. Heat cools, matter disintegrates, memories fade. If we let them.”

“I don't feel like I'm taking pictures, I feel like I'm just gathering them in. They're all out there. I know where they'll be; I just have to get out of bed early enough to bring them home. Like lost kittens.”

Knows Feels Enough Home Lost Bed Gathering Kitten Taking Pictures

Author:Simon Norfolk

“A picture that is ghostly and silent can be more eloquent and less clichéd than a noisier photo-journalistic approach and I have attempted to make pictures that whilst they are not documentary in the traditional sense, they are still documents, like forensic traces.”

Stills Approach Silent Traditional Documents Documentaries Eloquent Journalistic Forensics

Author:Simon Norfolk

“I'm kind of a twisted social documentary photographer.”

Kind Social Photographer Documentaries Twisted

Author:Catherine Opie

“When we were kids, growing up in the sixties, the only images we had of ourselves were either still photographs or 8mm movies.... Now we have video, digital cameras, MP3s, and a million other ways to document ourselves. But the still photograph continues to hold a sense of mystery and awe to me.”

Way Stills Kids Millions Growing Up Growing Mystery Cameras Photograph Video Awe Digital Sixty Documents Kids Growing Up Digital Cameras Mp3

Author:Catherine Opie

“Language is a very complicated thing, and that's one of the reasons why I like making photographs.”

Reason Language Photograph Complicated Reason Why Complicated Things

Author:Catherine Opie

“I do photograph things for people to look at 100 years from now. But we're such a mediated society that things become historical the next day.”

People Years Looks Next Historical Photograph Next Day

Author:Catherine Opie

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