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> [You don't understand, photography is not about getting the right picture, it's about documenting your everyday life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivier-zahm/you-don-t-understand-photography-is-not-about-getting-the-right/)

[Olivier Zahm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivier-zahm/)

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## More by Olivier Zahm

> [There are so many possibilities around what a magazine should be today. I still believe in the printed object because, for me, print is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivier-zahm/there-are-so-many-possibilities-around-what-a-magazine-should-be/)

[Olivier Zahm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivier-zahm/)

> [Everyone is scared of having a free sexual life and what they do is go on the Internet and masturbate. This is the pure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivier-zahm/everyone-is-scared-of-having-a-free-sexual-life-and-what-they-do-is/)

[Olivier Zahm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivier-zahm/)

> [Sven Schumann did an interview with photographer Wolfgang Tillmans in Berlin addressing the question: What is photography today when everyone is a photographer? These…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivier-zahm/sven-schumann-did-an-interview-with-photographer-wolfgang-tillmans-in/)

[Olivier Zahm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivier-zahm/)

> [You don't understand, photography is not about getting the right picture, it's about documenting your everyday life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivier-zahm/you-don-t-understand-photography-is-not-about-getting-the-right/)

[Olivier Zahm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivier-zahm/)

> [Publishing magazines costs a lot of money and people don't read magazines anymore, they're all captivated by Instagram. I have to reinvent myself every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivier-zahm/publishing-magazines-costs-a-lot-of-money-and-people-don-t-read/)

[Olivier Zahm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivier-zahm/)

> [For me, the Internet is the opposite of memory; the Internet is amnesia, it's about today and tomorrow is another day. Printed issues are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivier-zahm/for-me-the-internet-is-the-opposite-of-memory-the-internet-is-amnesia/)

[Olivier Zahm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivier-zahm/)

> [The reason I introduced sex - or erotic imagery - to Purple is not only because I don't want sex to be hidden but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivier-zahm/the-reason-i-introduced-sex-or-erotic-imagery-to-purple-is-not-only/)

[Olivier Zahm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivier-zahm/)

> [I consider that sex is part of life as much as architecture, fashion, art or food. Sex is life, simple. And I refuse to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivier-zahm/i-consider-that-sex-is-part-of-life-as-much-as-architecture-fashion/)

[Olivier Zahm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivier-zahm/)

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