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Henry Holmes Smith

(1909–1986) Photographer

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Henry Holmes Smith was a photographer.

Quick Facts About Henry Holmes Smith

Born: October 23, 1909
Died: March 24, 1986
Profession: Photographer

About Henry Holmes Smith

[Wikidata] American photographer (1909–1986)... | [Wikipedia] Henry Holmes Smith was an American photographer and a fine art photography teacher. He was inspired by the work that had been done at the German Bauhaus and in 1937 was invited to teach photography at the New Bauhaus being founded by Moholy-Nagy in Chicago. After World War II, he spent many years te

Quotes by Henry Holmes Smith

People are competing to win at a game that is a loser's game. The game is to have better routine images than…

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Competing

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In a world of disturbing images, the general body of photography is bland, dealing complacently with nature and treating our preconceptions as…

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Bland

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Somebody said recently that the best thing a student could do was to get in some shows and publish a book; but…

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Bad education

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The intensely felt subjective image is always the reason for making a first rate picture.

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Felt

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I think control is the wrong word. I would put it this way. You see a lovely girl across a crowded room…

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Crowded

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The brightest light makes the blackest mark.

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Light

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