... dissatisfaction with one's self and dissatisfaction with the world - is necessary - it is one of the prime things that keeps the artist going on - that drives him - happiness, as such, must come in between times,… — Clarence John Laughlin Copy Share Image
In old grimy streets, in isolated and decaying houses, sometimes far from the Vieux Carre, in little used and secluded cemeteries, there still sluggishly… — Clarence John Laughlin Copy Share Image
As a whole, I am interested in the symbolic, rather than the literal use of the camera. — Clarence John Laughlin Copy Share Image
It therefore should be possible for even the photographer - just as for the creative poet or painter - to use the object as… — Clarence John Laughlin Copy Share Image
... dissatisfaction with one's self and dissatisfaction with the world - is necessary - it is one of the prime things that keeps the… — Clarence John Laughlin Copy Share Image
There is nothing, under present conditions, that can be more easily and exactly reproduced than a technically good black-and-white photograph, and it is utter… — Clarence John Laughlin Copy Share Image
Photography is one of the most authentic and integral modes of expression possible in this world in which we live. — Clarence John Laughlin Copy Share Image
Let us see as steadily and completely as possible the realities of our age: the wasted lives, the scattered and misused resources (human and… — Clarence John Laughlin Copy Share Image
“In our society most of us wear protective masks (psychological ones) of various kinds, and for various reasons. Very often, the end result is… — Clarence John Laughlin Copy Share Image
The mystery of light [and] the enigma of time form the twin pivots around which all my work revolves. In addition... my work attempts… — Clarence John Laughlin Copy Share Image
One of my basic feelings is that the mind, and the heart alike, of the photographer must be dedicated to the glory, the magic,… — Clarence John Laughlin Copy Share Image
I have approached the buildings as psychological and poetic manifestations - rather than from the more technical viewpoints of the architect and historian (which… — Clarence John Laughlin Copy Share Image
In our society, most of us wear protective masks of various kinds and for various reasons. Very often the end result is that the… — Clarence John Laughlin Copy Share Image
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