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“I say half jokingly that photography is the most difficult of the arts. It does require a certain arrogance to see and to choose. I feel myself walking on a tightrope instead of on the ground.”

Quote by Walker Evans

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Walker Evans, born on November 3, 1903, was an influential American photographer. His work is renowned for its profound insight into American society and culture, particularly his depiction of the Southern poor. Evans' photography has had a significant impact on 20th-century photographic art. more

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“I never took it upon myself to change the world. And those contemporaries of mine who were going around falling for the idea that they were going to bring down the United States government and make a new world were just asses to me.”

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