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The Only Things That Distinguish The Photographer From Everybody Else Are His Pictures: They Alone Are The Basis For Our Special Interest In Him. If Pictures Cannot Be Understood Without Knowing Details Of The Artist's Private Life, Then That Is A Reason For Faulting Them; Major Art, By Definition, Can Stand Independent Of Its Maker.

Many Have Asked, Pointing Incredulously Toward A Sweep Of Tract Homes And Billboards, Why Picture That? The Question Sounds Simple, But It Implies A Difficult Issue - Why Open Our Eyes Anywhere But In Undamaged Places Like National Parks?

We Cannot Empty The Mind By Thinking. Only By Observation.

...assume That Art Begins In Unhappiness. True, The Goal Of Art Is To Convey A Vision Of Coherence And Peace, But The Effort To Develop That Vision Starts In The More Common Experience Of Confusion And Pain.

No Place Is Boring, If You've Had A Good Night's Sleep And Have A Pocket Full Of Unexposed Film.