I had to get my camera to register things that were more important than how poor they were–their pride, their strength, their spirit.
DOROTHEA LANGETo me, beauty appears when one feels deeply, and art is an act of total attention.
More Dorothea Lange Quotes
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The people who are garrulous and wear their heart on their sleeve and tell you everything, that’s one kind of person, but the fellow who’s hiding behind a tree and hoping you don’t see him is the fellow that you’d better find out why.
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You go into a room and you know where you’re welcome; you know where you’re unwelcome.
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Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.
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I encountered that many times, in unexpected places. And I have learned to recognize it when I see it.
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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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I believe in living with the camera, and not using the camera.
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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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Surefire things are deadening to the human spirit.
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Bring the viewer to your side, include him in your thought. He is not a bystander.
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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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You know there are moments such as these when time stands still and all you do is hold your breath and hope it will wait for you.
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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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I realize more and more what it takes to be a really good photographer. You go in over your head, not just up to your neck.
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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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No country has ever closely scrutinized itself visually.
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