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title: "3 Richard Billingham Quotes"
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# Richard Billingham

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##  Quotes by Richard Billingham

> [I paint a little and keep sketchbooks because it has the effect of preventing me becoming lazy about looking. The subject could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-billingham/i-paint-a-little-and-keep-sketchbooks-because-it-has-the-effect-of/)

[Richard Billingham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-billingham/)

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> [I suppose the primary intention of a documentary photographer is to document facts. My work often does this but it is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-billingham/i-suppose-the-primary-intention-of-a-documentary-photographer-is-to/)

[Richard Billingham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-billingham/)

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> [It's not my intention to shock, to offend, sensationalise, be political or whatever; only to make work that is as spiritually meaningful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-billingham/it-s-not-my-intention-to-shock-to-offend-sensationalise-be-political/)

[Richard Billingham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-billingham/)

[I can](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-can/)

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