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The term accessories has come to include a host of photographic gadgets of questionable value.
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The term accessories has come to include a host of photographic gadgets of questionable value.
A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety.
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A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety.
In truth wilderness is a state of mind and heart. Very little exists now in actuality.
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In truth wilderness is a state of mind and heart. Very little exists now in actuality.
No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied—it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.
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No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied—it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.
We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through the fabric of illusion.
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We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through the fabric of illusion.
The camera makes you forget you're there. It's not like you are hiding but you forget, you are just looking so much.
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The camera makes you forget you're there. It's not like you are hiding but you forget, you are just looking so much.
When words become unclear, I shall focus on photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
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When words become unclear, I shall focus on photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
There are always two people in every picture; the photographer and the viewer.
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There are always two people in every picture; the photographer and the viewer.
I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful an endless prospect of magic and wonder.
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I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful an endless prospect of magic and wonder.
We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through fabric of illusion. Many refuse to admit it: I feel a mystery exists. There are certain times, when, as on the whisper of the wind, there comes a clear and quiet realization that there is indeed a presence in the world, a nonhuman entity that is not necessarily inhuman.
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We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through fabric of illusion. Many refuse to admit it: I feel a mystery exists. There are certain times, when, as on the whisper of the wind, there comes a clear and quiet realization that there is indeed a presence in the world, a nonhuman entity that is not necessarily inhuman.
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