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> [“Photography is not purely a mechanical process. You need to know how to look, where to point the camera, and when to press the button. These acts depend on the eye, mind, and heart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-karr/photography-is-not-purely-a-mechanical-process-you-need-to-know-how/)

[Andy Karr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-karr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7db/andy-karr-95646_camera_photography-is-not-purely-a-mechanical-p_166016.jpg)

> [I believe that street photography is central to the issue of photography—that it is purely photographic, whereas the other genres, such as landscape and portrait photography, are a little more applied, more mixed in the with the history of painting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-meyerowitz/i-believe-that-street-photography-is-central-to-the-issue-of/)

[Joel Meyerowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-meyerowitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/467/joel-meyerowitz-24422_art_i-believe-that-street-photography-is-cen_2363566.png)

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