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.
MAN RAYI paint when I cannot photograph.
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Just as I work with paints, brushes, and canvas, I work with the light, pieces of glass and chemistry.
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I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
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You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
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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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I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
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If I’d had the nerve, I’d have become a thief or a gangster, but since I didn’t, I became a photographer.
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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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I am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.
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l photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph.
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The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
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The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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In the same spirit, when the automobile arrived, there were those that declared the horse to be the most perfect form of locomotion.
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Thanks to my effort in the last 40 years, there has been more paper and film wasted.
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