"The journalistic photographer can have no other than……" — W. Eugene Smith
"The journalistic photographer can have no other than a personal approach; and it is impossible for him to be completely objective. Honest—yes. Objective—no."
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W. Eugene Smith
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28 Quotes by W. Eugene Smith
W. Eugene Smith has 28 quotes on this site.
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Photography is a small voice, at best, but sometimes one photograph, or a group of them, can lure our sense…
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I've never made any picture, good or bad, without paying for it in emotional turmoil.
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Available light is any damn light that is available!
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Negatives are the notebooks, the jottings, the false starts, the whims, the poor drafts, and the good draft but never…
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Hardening of the categories causes art disease.
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Most photographers seem to operate with a pane of glass between themselves and their subjects. They just can't get inside…
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What use having a great depth of field, if there is not an adequate depth of feeling?
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The purpose of all art is to cause a deep and emotion, also one that is entertaining or pleasing. Out…
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In music I still prefer the minor key, and in printing I like the light coming from the dark. I…
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My pictures are complex and so am I.
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Up to and including the moment of exposure, the photographer is working in an undeniably subjective way. By his choice…
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I didn’t write the rules. Why would I follow them?
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Nature is a temple in which living columns sometimes emit confused words. Man approaches it through forests of symbols, which…
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Does not the very word 'creative' mean to build, to initiate, to give out, to act - rather than to…
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I realised that there's a more muscular approach to film-making that I found very inspiring.
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I have a utilitarian approach to dressing; as long as I quite like it and it covers me up, I…
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