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> [Considering that knowledge of the chemical as well as the optical principles of photography was fairly widespread following Schulze's experiment (in 1725)... the circumstance that photography was not invented earlier remains the greatest mystery in its history... It had apparently…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helmut-gernsheim/considering-that-knowledge-of-the-chemical-as-well-as-the-optical/)

[Helmut Gernsheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helmut-gernsheim/)

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## More by Helmut Gernsheim

> [Photography is the only “language” understood in all parts of the world, and bridging all nations and cultures, it links the family of man.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helmut-gernsheim/photography-is-the-only-language-understood-in-all-parts-of-the-world/)

[Helmut Gernsheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helmut-gernsheim/)

> [Your nightmare existence in a trunk is over... At long last you will be recognized as the inventor of photography. This picture will prove…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helmut-gernsheim/your-nightmare-existence-in-a-trunk-is-over-at-long-last-you-will-be/)

[Helmut Gernsheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helmut-gernsheim/)

> [Considering that knowledge of the chemical as well as the optical principles of photography was fairly widespread following Schulze's experiment (in 1725)... the circumstance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helmut-gernsheim/considering-that-knowledge-of-the-chemical-as-well-as-the-optical/)

[Helmut Gernsheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helmut-gernsheim/)

> [Photography is the only "language" understood in all parts of the world, and, bridging all nations and cultures, it links the family of man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helmut-gernsheim/photography-is-the-only-language-understood-in-all-parts-of-the-world-2/)

[Helmut Gernsheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helmut-gernsheim/)

> [I think only a superb news or reportage picture could move me. Other photographs may leave a strong impression on me, but they don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helmut-gernsheim/i-think-only-a-superb-news-or-reportage-picture-could-move-me-other/)

[Helmut Gernsheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helmut-gernsheim/)

> [Neither camera, nor lens, nor film determine the quality of pictures; it is the visual perception of the man behind the mechanism which brings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helmut-gernsheim/neither-camera-nor-lens-nor-film-determine-the-quality-of-pictures-it/)

[Helmut Gernsheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helmut-gernsheim/)

> [The danger lies in unconventional experiments signaling for a general license to do as they please, and pass off sloppy workmanship as creative intention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helmut-gernsheim/the-danger-lies-in-unconventional-experiments-signaling-for-a-general/)

[Helmut Gernsheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helmut-gernsheim/)

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