"The basic material of photographs is not intrinsically……" — John Szarkowski
"The basic material of photographs is not intrinsically beautiful. It's not like ivory or tapestry or bronze or oil on canvas. You're not supposed to look at the thing, you're supposed to look through it. It's a window."
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20 Quotes by John Szarkowski
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Photography is a contest between a photographer and the presumptions of approximate and habitual seeing. The contest can be held…
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To quote out of context is the essence of the photographer's craft.
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Photography is the easiest thing in the world if one is willing to accept pictures that are flaccid, limp, bland,…
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A camera has interesting ideas of its own.
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Luck is the attentive photographer's best teacher.
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In practice a photographer does not concern himself with philosophical issues while working; he makes photographs, working with subject matter…
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Photography is a system of visual editing. At bottom, it is a matter of surrounding with a frame a portion…
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They were ... pure and unadulterated photographs, and sometimes they hinted at the existence of visual truths that had escaped…
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The central act of photography, the act of choosing and eliminating, forces a concentration on the picture edge - the…
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Trained as a musician, [photographer Ansel] Adams understood the richness of variation that could be unfolded from a simple theme.
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A photographer's best work is, alas, generally done for himself.
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The simplicity of photography lies in the fact that it is very easy to make a picture. The staggering complexity…
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