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Quote by Nikki S. Lee

“My life and work are not separate. I just have more roles than other people. And I have photographs.”

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Nikki S. Lee is a renowned photographer known for her unique perspective and critical social observations. Born in 1970, her work often focuses on urban culture and social phenomena, documenting the changes in contemporary society. more

“I wanted to make pictures that contradicted themselves. I wanted to put one picture on top of another so that there were times when both pictures disappear and other times when they were both manifest. That vibration is basically what the work was about for me - that space in the middle where there is no picture, rather an emptiness, an oblivion.”

Wanted Space Middle Disappear Emptiness Manifest Oblivion Vibrations

Author:Sherrie Levine

“These days it seems that physical truth can easily be rearranged, rethought, or re-created outright. Any image can be made pristine, all the warts can be removed. But returning to the source of a thing - the real source - means the photographer has to watch, dig, listen for voices, sniff the smells, and have many doubts. My life in photography has been lived as a skeptic.”

Mean Has Beens Made Real Seems Voice Watches Doubt Source Photography Photographer Smell These Days Skeptic Pristine Warts

Author:Jerome Liebling

“I play out negative fantasies for people. I'm the guy people love to hate. And they always remember the bad guy.”

People Play Remember Guy Hate Fantasy Negative Bad Guys Love Hate Hate People I Hate Love

Author:Brion James

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