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I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.

Man Ray

I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
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Myself Nature Photography Vision
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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Automobile Declare Horse
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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Camera Determination Photographer Picture
Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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Courage Instagram Captions Makeup One Liner
Nature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art.
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Art Creation Human Mindset Nature See Work
One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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Genius Himself Power Satisfaction
To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
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Creation Divine Human Reproduction
I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
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Existence Myself Paint Photograph Wish
A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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A certain amount of contempt for the material employed to express an idea is indispensable to the purest realization of this idea.
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Amount Employment Himself Ideas Material
I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.
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Believe Music Photography
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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Fact Mindset Myself Quote
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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Curiosity Information Myself Nature Technique Willing
I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
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Choice Dreams Ideas Myself Photography
I am not going to be dictated to by the size of the camera. I use everything from an 8 x 10 to a 35-mm. But I don’t use these modern cameras which break down all the time !
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Camera Direction Leadership Time
Thanks to my effort in the last 40 years, there has been more paper and film wasted.
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Effort Film Paper Waste

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