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"Now to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk. Such rules and laws are deduced from the accomplished fact; they are the products of reflection."
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"With the selfies, a photographer has finally found his place in a photograph."
"You know, the camera is not meant just to show misery."
"Within two hours of where I live, you have mountains and desert as location. I like the natural elements that abstract into light, texture, shape and shadow."
"In the decline of the day, near Kentucky river, as we ascended the brow of a small hill, a number of Indians rushed out of a thick cane-brake upon us, and made us prisoners."
"Never boss people around. It's more important to click with people than to click the shutter."
"Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer."
"A woman said to me when she first sat down, You're photographing the wrong side of my face. I said, Oh, is there one?"
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"The problem of direct colour photography has been facing us since the turn of the last century."
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"Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable it my be."
"Photography suits the temper of this age - of active bodies and minds. It is a perfect medium for one whose mind is teeming with ideas, imagery, for a prolific worker who would be slowed down by painting or sculpting, for one who sees quickly and acts decisively, accurately."
"My own eyes are no more than scouts on a preliminary search, for the camera's eye may entirely change my idea."
"There is nothing like a Bach fugue to remove me from a discordant moment... only Bach hold up fresh and strong after repeated playing. I can always return to Bach when the other records weary me."
"Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual."
"Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk."
"I was extravagant in the matter of cameras - anything photographic - I had to have the best. But that was to further my work. In most things I have gone along with the plainest - or without."
"Now to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk. Such rules and laws are deduced from the accomplished fact; they are the products of reflection."
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