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“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.”

Quote by Jerome Liebling

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Jerome Liebling

Jerome Liebling was an American photographer renowned for his profound contributions to photojournalism. His work is known for its focus on social issues and its ability to capture human emotion. more

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