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> [“Anyone can take a picture of poverty; it’s easy to focus on the dirt and hurt of the poor. It’s much harder—and much more needful—to pry under that dirt and reveal the beauty and dignity of people that, but for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchemin/anyone-can-take-a-picture-of-poverty-it-s-easy-to-focus-on-the-dirt/)

[David duChemin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchemin/)

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## More by David duChemin

> [“Photographers, like few other kinds of artists I can imagine, have an insanely personal relationship with their gear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchemin/photographers-like-few-other-kinds-of-artists-i-can-imagine-have-an/)

[David duChemin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchemin/)

> [“Vision is that original spark that was ignited within you and made you pick up a camera to capture whatever it is you saw,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchemin/vision-is-that-original-spark-that-was-ignited-within-you-and-made/)

[David duChemin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchemin/)

> [“To do what we should in art is bondage. To tell others, with our art, what they should think or feel or do, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchemin/to-do-what-we-should-in-art-is-bondage-to-tell-others-with-our-art/)

[David duChemin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchemin/)

> [“It’s the difference between your wife’s passport photograph and the portraits you took when you got engaged. Both may have been created with similar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchemin/it-s-the-difference-between-your-wife-s-passport-photograph-and-the/)

[David duChemin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchemin/)

> [“Ideas rarely come out whole. They change as they get brought to life. New constraints appear, new directions suggest themselves, and new influences come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchemin/ideas-rarely-come-out-whole-they-change-as-they-get-brought-to-life/)

[David duChemin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchemin/)

> [“The cliché comes not in what you shoot but in how you shoot it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchemin/the-clich-comes-not-in-what-you-shoot-but-in-how-you-shoot-it/)

[David duChemin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchemin/)

> [“Consider this your permission to indulge that inner anarchist. Stop following the path you ought to take; follow instead the one you long to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchemin/consider-this-your-permission-to-indulge-that-inner-anarchist-stop/)

[David Duchemin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchemin/)

> [“Arrogance and a teachable spirit are mutually exclusive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchemin/arrogance-and-a-teachable-spirit-are-mutually-exclusive/)

[David duChemin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchemin/)

> [“Anyone can take a picture of poverty; it’s easy to focus on the dirt and hurt of the poor. It’s much harder—and much more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchemin/anyone-can-take-a-picture-of-poverty-it-s-easy-to-focus-on-the-dirt/)

[David duChemin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchemin/)

> [“You yourself are unique--you have ways of seeing your world that are unlike those of anyone else--so find ways to more faithfully express that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchemin/you-yourself-are-unique-you-have-ways-of-seeing-your-world-that-are/)

[David duChemin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchemin/)

> [“The perfect moment is one of our treasures, and patience is the best way to find it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchemin/the-perfect-moment-is-one-of-our-treasures-and-patience-is-the-best/)

[David duChemin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchemin/)

> [“It is the daily task of the creative to be curious and collect dots. The most creative people I know fill their brains, their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchemin/it-is-the-daily-task-of-the-creative-to-be-curious-and-collect-dots/)

[David duChemin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchemin/)

> [“The story is told of Michelangelo being asked about his methods for sculpting. He replied simply that he worked on a block of marble,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchemin/the-story-is-told-of-michelangelo-being-asked-about-his-methods-for/)

[David duChemin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchemin/)

> [“I dream big dreams every day; it's up to the universe to keep up.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchemin/i-dream-big-dreams-every-day-it-s-up-to-the-universe-to-keep-up/)

[David duChemin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchemin/)

> [“On the odd days Auto Tone gets it right I assume it's using some kind of voodoo.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchemin/on-the-odd-days-auto-tone-gets-it-right-i-assume-it-s-using-some-kind/)

[David duChemin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchemin/)

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