“Photography is a medium of formidable contradictions. It is both ridiculously easy and almost impossibly difficult. It is easy because its technical rudiments can readily be mastered by anyonwith a few simple instructions. It is difficult because, while while the artist working in any other medium begins with a blank surface and gradually brings his conception into being, the photographer is the only imagemaker who begins with the picture completed. His emotions, his knowledge, and his native talent are brought into focus and fixed beyond recall the moment the shutter of his camera has closed.”
Quote by Edward Steichen
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Edward Steichen
Edward Steichen was an influential American photographer known for his innovative style and contributions to the art of photography. His work spanned various genres including portrait, landscape, and abstract photography, profoundly impacting 20th-century photographic art. more
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