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title: "3 Leon Levinstein Quotes"
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# Leon Levinstein

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Leon Levinstein (1910–1988) was an American street photographer best known for his work documenting everyday street life in New York City from the 1950s through the 1980s. In 1975 Levinstein was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

##  Quotes by Leon Levinstein

> [A good photograph will prove to the viewer how little our eyes permit us to see](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-levinstein/a-good-photograph-will-prove-to-the-viewer-how-little-our-eyes-permit/)

Leon Levinstein

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> [A good photograph will prove to the viewer how little our eyes permit us to see. Most people, really, don’t see-see only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-levinstein/a-good-photograph-will-prove-to-the-viewer-how-little-our-eyes-permit-2/)

Leon Levinstein

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfa/leon-levinstein-81150_eye_a-good-photograph-will-prove-to-the-view_574414.jpg)

> [I walk, I look, I see, I stop, I photograph.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-levinstein/i-walk-i-look-i-see-i-stop-i-photograph/)

Leon Levinstein

[Inspirational](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspirational/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/leon-levinstein-81150_inspirational_i-walk-i-look-i-see-i-stop-i-photograph_2772600.jpg)

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