Bring the viewer to your side, include him in your thought. He is not a bystander.
DOROTHEA LANGEI many times encountered courage, real courage. Undeniable courage. I’ve heard it said that that was the highest quality of the human animal.
More Dorothea Lange Quotes
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No country has ever closely scrutinized itself visually.
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Seeing is more than a physiological phenomenon… We see not only with our eyes but with all that we are and all that our culture is. The artist is a professional see-er.
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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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You go into a room and you know where you’re welcome; you know where you’re unwelcome.
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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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It is not enough to photograph the obviously picturesque.
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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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Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.
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I believe that what we call beautiful is generally a by-product.
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Sometimes in a hostile situation you stick around because hostility itself is important.
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The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.
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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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Artists are controlled by the life that beats in them, like the ocean beats on the shore.
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I many times encountered courage, real courage. Undeniable courage. I’ve heard it said that that was the highest quality of the human animal.
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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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