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“What most artists using photography feel that they need to do is to show that they are serious, that they are not taking snapshots. To point a camera at something does not qualify you as an artist because everybody has done that.”

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Wolfgang Tillmans

Wolfgang Tillmans, born on August 16, 1968, is a renowned German photographer. Known for his unique visual style and profound insight into contemporary culture, Tillmans captures the diversity and complexity of modern society through his distinctive perspective and expressive techniques. more

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