Faith Quote by Fred Ritchin

“We have faith in the photograph not only because it works on a physically descriptive level, but in a broader sense because it confirms our sense of omnipresence as well as the validity of the material world.” quote by Fred Ritchin — Download Open image

“We have faith in the photograph not only because it works on a physically descriptive level, but in a broader sense because it confirms our sense of omnipresence as well as the validity of the material world.”

Fred Ritchin

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