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“I abstract it in my photographs: I like large planes and spaces, areas of texture and light, like deserts or oceans or monumental places.” quote by Herb Ritts — Download Open image

“I abstract it in my photographs: I like large planes and spaces, areas of texture and light, like deserts or oceans or monumental places.”

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