That frame of mind that you need to make fine pictures of a very wonderful subject, you cannot do it by not being lost yourself.
DOROTHEA LANGEPhotography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.
More Dorothea Lange Quotes
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I had to get my camera to register things that were more important than how poor they were–their pride, their strength, their spirit.
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No country has ever closely scrutinized itself visually … I know what we could make of it if people only thought we could dare look at ourselves.
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Photography is a lot like telling a large predatory cat what to do-while an audience of people you can’t see watches you.
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Being disabled gave me an immense advantage. People are kinder to you. It puts you on a different level than if you go into a situation whole and secure.
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I believe that what we call beautiful is generally a by-product.
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Artists are controlled by the life that beats in them, like the ocean beats on the shore.
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A documentary photograph is not a factual photograph.
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To me, beauty appears when one feels deeply, and art is an act of total attention.
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I trust my instincts. I don’t distrust them. They haven’t led me astray. It’s when I’ve made up my mind to be efficient that is when I have gone wrong.
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The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.
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Surefire things are deadening to the human spirit.
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I believe in living with the camera, and not using the camera.
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It is not enough to photograph the obviously picturesque.
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The words that come direct from the people are the greatest.If you substitute one out of your own vocabulary, it disappears before your eyes.
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The best way to go into an unknown territory is to go in ignorant, ignorant as possible, with your mind wide open, as wide open as possible and not having to meet anyone else’s requirement but your own.
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