An original is a creation motivated by desire. Any reproduction of an originals motivated be necessity. It is marvelous that we are the only species that creates gratuitous forms. To create is divine, to reproduce is human. — Man Ray Copy Share Image
Each one of us, in his timidity, has a limit beyond which he is outraged. It is inevitable that he who by concentrated application… — Man Ray Copy Share Image
A camera alone does not make a picture. To make a picture you need a camera, a photographer and above all a subject. It… — Man Ray Copy Share Image
I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration. — Man Ray Copy Share Image
Just as I work with paints, brushes, and canvas, I work with the light, pieces of glass and chemistry. — Man Ray Copy Share Image
Speaking of nudes, I have always had a great fondness for this subject, both in my paintings and in my photos, and I must… — Man Ray Copy Share Image
All my life I have painted pictures so that certain people would drop dead when they looked at them, but I have not succeeded… — Man Ray Copy Share Image
I am not going to be dictated to by the size of the camera. I use everything from an 8 x 10 to a… — Man Ray Copy Share Image
