I Don't Know Anybody Who

I've Always Thought Photography Was An Art Form, But It Had Very Low Appreciation In The Beginning, Except For Some Europeans, And Of Course Stieglitz. Stieglitz Always Considered Photography To Be An Art Form And Is The "father" Of The Creative Concepts Of The Twentieth Century.

I Never Know In Advance What I Will Photograph,...i Go Out Into The World And Hope I Will Come Across Something That Imperatively Interests Me. I Am Addicted To The Found Object. I Have No Doubt That I Will Continue To Make Photographs Till My Last Breath.

A Great Photograph Is A Full Expression Of What One Feels...

To The Vast Majority Of People A Photograph Is An Image Of Something Within Their Direct Experience: A More-or-less Factual Reality. It Is Difficult For Them To Realize That The Photograph Can Be The Source Of Experience, As Well As The Reflection Of Spiritual Awareness Of The World And Of Self.

The Dismal Half-baked Images Of The Average "reportage" And "documentary" Photography Are Self Dammning... The Slick Manner, The Slightly Obscure Significance, The Esoteric Fear Of Simple Beauty For Its Own Sake - I Am Deeply Concerned With These Manifestations Of Decay. Gene Smith's Work Validates My Most Vigorous Convictions That If The Documentary Photographs Is To Be Truly Effective It Must Contain Elements Of Art, Intensity, Fine Craft And Spirituality. All These His Work Contains And We May Turn To His Work With Gratitude, Appreciation And Great Respect.