At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure, and that fear compelled me to fight off anything that might abet it.
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The man at Kodak told me the shots were very good and if I kept it up, they would give me an exhibition. Later, Kodak gave me my first exhibition.Gordon Parks
The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer.
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I suffered evils, but without allowing them to rob me of the freedom to expand.
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I think maybe the rural influence in my life helped me in a sense, of knowing how to get close to people and talk to them and get my work done.
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I bought my first camera in Seattle, Washington. Only paid about seven dollars and fifty cents for it.
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Washington, D.C. in 1942 was not the easiest place in the world for a Negro to get along.
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