“Photography has the capacity to provide images of man and his environment that are both works of art and moments in history.”
Cornell Capa
“A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees”
Benjamin Franklin
“Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable it my be.”
Edward Weston
“Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.”
Edward Steichen
“The mission of photography is to explain man to man and each to himself. And that is the most complicated thing on earth.”
“Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure.”
Tony Benn
“Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited, and the wealth and confusion man has created. It is a major force in explaining man to man.”
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