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"Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second one."
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"The problem of direct colour photography has been facing us since the turn of the last century."
"Today my passion is still black and white. Today if I have an array of cameras in front of me the one I would reach for that I would feel most comfortable with would be a 4 X 5 View camera. I was once working in a sort of soft light situation."
"A taste for simplicity cannot endure for long."
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"Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk."
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"Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second one."
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