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“The only nature I'm interested in is my own nature.”

Quote by Aaron Siskind

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Aaron Siskind was a renowned American photographer, born on December 4, 1903, and passed away on February 8, 1991. His work is known for its unique perspective and profound understanding of photographic art, which had a significant impact on the development of 20th-century photography. more

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“There are many forms of photography. I consider myself simply a recorder of that which I find of interest around me. I personally have no desire to create or stage direct ideas.”

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“Life as it unfolds in front of the camera is full of so much complexity, wonder and surprise that I find it unnecessary to create new realities. There is more pleasure, for me, in things as-they-are.”

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“The challenge for me has first been to see things as they are, whether a portrait, a city street, or a bouncing ball. In a word, I have tried to be objective. What I mean by objectivity is not the objectivity of a machine, but of a sensible human being with the mystery of personal selection at the heart of it. The second challenge has been to impose order onto the things seen and to supply the visual context and the intellectual framework - that to me is the art of photography.”