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Quotes by Elliott Erwitt

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You can find pictures anywhere. It's simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them. You just have to care about what's around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy.
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You can find pictures anywhere. It's simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them. You just have to care about what's around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy.
My life has been quite interesting professionally.
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My life has been quite interesting professionally.
I'll always be an amateur photographer.
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I'll always be an amateur photographer.
The main thing is to study pictures and stop listening to the pontifictaions of photographers. Photographers aren’t oracles of wisdom. If they’re good photographers, then take a good look at their pictures – what else do you need?
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The main thing is to study pictures and stop listening to the pontifictaions of photographers. Photographers aren’t oracles of wisdom. If they’re good photographers, then take a good look at their pictures – what else do you need?
It’s just seeing – at least the photography I care about. You either see or you don’t see. The rest is academic. Anyone can learn how to develop. It’s how you organize what you see into a picture.
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It’s just seeing – at least the photography I care about. You either see or you don’t see. The rest is academic. Anyone can learn how to develop. It’s how you organize what you see into a picture.
A picture should be looked at – not talked about.
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A picture should be looked at – not talked about.
You can find pictures anywhere. It’s simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them.
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You can find pictures anywhere. It’s simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them.
As a professional photographer I take photographs for other people to see – but I want them to see what I see. So I never assume that only a few people will appreciate what I do. At all times, the public should be able to understand what I’ve done, even if they don’t understand how I’ve done it.
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As a professional photographer I take photographs for other people to see – but I want them to see what I see. So I never assume that only a few people will appreciate what I do. At all times, the public should be able to understand what I’ve done, even if they don’t understand how I’ve done it.
If you’re not a curious person, you’re certainly not going to be a good photographer.
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If you’re not a curious person, you’re certainly not going to be a good photographer.
You don’t study photography, you just do it.
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You don’t study photography, you just do it.
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