There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment. This kind of photography is realism. But realism is not enough - there has to be vision, and the two together can make a good photograph.
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Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected.Robert Frank
It sounds like he's gone nuclear. That puts pressure on all other programs to keep up and they'll try.
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My photographs are not planned or composed in advance, and I do not anticipate that the onlooker will share my viewpoint. However, I feel that if my photograph leaves an image on his mind, something has been accomplished.
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It is always the instantaneous reaction to oneself that produces a photograph.
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I always say that I don't want to be sentimental, that the photographs shouldn't be sentimental, and yet, I am conscious of my sentimentality.
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