Is photography an art? There is no point in trying to find out if it is an art. Art is old-fashioned. We need something else.
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Is photography an art? There is no point in trying to find out if it is an art. Art is old-fashioned. We need something else.
MAN RAYI am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.
MAN RAYI photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
MAN RAYQuote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me !
MAN RAYA creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
MAN RAYIt has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
MAN RAYThere is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
MAN RAYOne of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
MAN RAYI believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.
MAN RAYAn original is a creation motivated by desire.
MAN RAYReality is fabricated out of desire.
MAN RAYI am not going to be dictated to by the size of the camera. I use everything from an 8 x 10 to a 35-mm. But I don’t use these modern cameras which break down all the time !
MAN RAYI have never painted a recent picture.
MAN RAYJust as I work with paints, brushes, and canvas, I work with the light, pieces of glass and chemistry.
MAN RAYI do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
MAN RAYI never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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