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# John Gossage

(1946)   Photographer

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John Gossage is a photographer.

## Quick Facts About John Gossage

Born March 15, 1946

Profession Photographer

## About John Gossage

American photographer (born 1946)... \| John Gossage is an American photographer, noted for his artist's books and other publications using his photographs to explore under-recognised elements of the urban environment such as abandoned tracts of land, debris and garbage, and graffiti, and themes of surveillance, memory and the relationshi

##  Quotes by John Gossage

> [ You could start a small fire... with \[photo\] books I hate, and use that light to look at mine. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gossage/you-could-start-a-small-fire-with-photo-books-i-hate-and-use-that/)

[John Gossage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gossage/)

[Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d4/john-gossage-74159_book_you-could-start-a-small-fire-with-photo_525375.jpg)

> [I don’t work as a conceptualist. Let’s say the conceptual art model is that you have a project idea, or a set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gossage/i-don-t-work-as-a-conceptualist-let-s-say-the-conceptual-art-model-is/)

[John Gossage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gossage/)

[Appropriate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appropriate/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39d/john-gossage-74159_appropriate_i-don-t-work-as-a-conceptualist-let-s-sa_832216.jpg)

> [Photography has always been a simple medium, compared to painting in oil or chipping at marble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gossage/photography-has-always-been-a-simple-medium-compared-to-painting-in/)

[John Gossage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gossage/)

[Marble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/marble/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/601/john-gossage-74159_marble_photography-has-always-been-a-simple-med_1490341.jpg)

> [You can do anything you like, it's all fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gossage/you-can-do-anything-you-like-it-s-all-fiction/)

[John Gossage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gossage/)

[Can do](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/can-do/)

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