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I don't deliberately look for something dark or bleak or disconnected, in fact that's not something I'm even conscious of in the work as I'm…

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My pictures are about a search for a moment—a perfect moment. To me the most powerful moment in the whole process is…
I have always been fascinated by the poetic condition of twilight. By its transformative quality. Its power of turning the ordinary into…
I’m interested in using the iconography of nature and the American landscape as surrogates or metaphors for psychological anxiety, fear or desire
Every artist has a central story to tell, and the difficulty, the impossible task, is trying to present that story in pictures
My pictures are about everyday life combined with theatrical effect. I want them to feel outside of time, to take something routine…
I think that, in a sense, there's something about photography in general that we could associate with memory, or the past, or…
My pictures must first be beautiful, but that beauty is not enough. I strive to convey an underlying edge of anxiety, of…
I really love that dynamic between beauty and sadness...theres always these moments of quiet alienation, the sense of disconnect, but also, these…
My father was a psycho-analyst and I think that fact was very influential on my development as an artist. Trying to search…
It's about finding meaning through light. I'm always interested in tensions. A primary one is the collision between the familiar and the…
I don't deliberately look for something dark or bleak or disconnected, in fact that's not something I'm even conscious of in the…

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I've always tried to be fair to my subjects. That's easy when they are as likable and admirable as Lewis and Clark,… — Stephen Ambrose
It is disgusting to note the increase in the quantity of coffee used by my subjects and the amount of money that… — Frederick The Great
It is disgusting to notice the increase in the quantity of coffee used by my subjects, and the amount of money that… — Frederick The Great
I want to allow others to reveal and celebrate aspects of themselves that are usually hidden. My camera is a witness. It… — Joyce Tenneson
I try in my prints to testify that we live in a beautiful and orderly world, not in a chaos without norms,… — M.C. Escher
It is my great desire to reform my subjects, and yet I am ashamed to confess that I am unable to reform… — Peter the Great
That's my ambition: that you look at the pictures and realize what complex, fascinating, interesting people every single one of my subjects… — Jock Sturges
The Dutch customs once thought my pictures were photos. Where on earth did they think I could have photographed my subjects? In… — H R Giger
While it's really hard to do, at the same time, I'm escaping my body, which I really want to do. I'm living… — Laura Hillenbrand
I create my subjects somehow visualizing them in my style. I start as a poet, put the colors and composition down on… — Fernando Botero
I want my photographs not only to be real but to portray the essence of my subjects also. In order to do… — Mary Ellen Mark
I have now reigned above fifty years in victory and peace, beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by… — Unknown Author

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