"The contemporary artist...is not bound to a fully……" — Jerry Uelsmann
"The contemporary artist...is not bound to a fully conceived, previsioned end. His mind is kept alert to in-process discovery and a working rapport is established between the artist and his creation. While it may be true, as Nathan Lyons stated, 'The eye and the camera see more than the mind knows,' is it not also conceivable that the mind knows more than the eye and the camera can see?"
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Jerry Uelsmann
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21 Quotes by Jerry Uelsmann
Jerry Uelsmann has 21 quotes on this site.
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My creative process begins when I get out with the camera and interact with the world. A camera is truly…
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Well, I do think, particularly the way I work, the better images occur when you're moving to the fringes of…
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And young people who are learning digital skills discover that the real challenge is coming up with an image that…
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Editions made sense when people worked with engravings where the plate wore down as prints were made. An early number…
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It's equally hard and labor intensive to create an image on the computer as it is in a darkroom. Believe…
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I have gradually confused photography with life.
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Of course, in order to make art, the frustration of not working has to be greater than the frustration of…
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Photography is just light remembering itself.
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The camera basically is a license to explore.
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The simple act of having a camera, not a cell phone, but a camera-camera, there’s a kind of a heightened…
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I try to begin working with no preconceived ideas.
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It is the illusion of knowledge, not ignorance, that keeps one from growing.
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