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No 409 Helen Levitt
“ I never had a “project.” I would go out and shoot, follow my eyes—what they noticed, I tried to capture with my camera, for others to see.” Helen Levitt, an American photographer who was particularly noted for street photography around New York City, … Continue reading
No 408 Man Ray
“It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.” Man Ray, a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, was born on August 27, 1890 in Philadelphia.
No 363 Julia Margaret Cameron
“The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.” Julia Margaret Cameron, a British photographer, became known for her portraits of celebrities of the time, and for photographs with Arthurian and other legendary or heroic themes. She was born … Continue reading
No 347 Dorothea Lange
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” Dorothea Lange, an influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work, was born on May 26, 1895.
No 346 Robert Capa
“If your pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough.” Robert Capa, the Hungarian war photographer and photo journalist, was killed on May 25, 1954 in Vietnam while covering the First Indochina War. “Although a few years earlier he had said he … Continue reading
No 339 Gertrude Käsebier
“ The key to artistic photography is to work out your own thoughts, by yourselves. Imitation leads to certain disaster. New ideas are always antagonized. Do not mind that. If a thing is good it will survive.” Gertrude Käsebier, American photographer, … Continue reading
No 317 Ansel Adams
“There are no rules for good photographs; there are only good photographs.” Ansel Adams who died April 22, 1984.
No 304 Eadweard Muybridge
“I am going to make a name for myself. If I fail, you will never hear of me again.” Eadweard Muybridge who was born on April 9, 1830.
No 278 Diane Arbus
“I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn’t photograph them.” Diane Arbus who was born on March 14, 1923.
No 275 Robert Mapplethorpe
“I’m looking for the unexpected. I’m looking for things I’ve never seen before.” Robert Mapplethorpe, who died March 9, 1989.
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