I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
MAN RAYIs 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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My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.
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To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.
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You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
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I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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A camera alone does not make a picture. To make a picture you need a camera, a photographer and above all a subject. It is the subject that determines the interest of the photograph.
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If the affairs of the world were put in the hands of the screwball artists, it couldn’t be in a worse state than it is now !
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I paint when I cannot photograph.
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Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
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I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
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Quote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me !
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Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask ‘how’, while others of a more curious nature will ask ‘why’. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.
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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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