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Duane Michals Quotes

Duane Michals quotes

American Photographer February 18, 1932

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Photography is essentially an act of recognition by street photographers, not an act of invention. Photographers might respond to an old man’s face, or an Arbus freak, or the way light hits a building—and then they move on. Whereas in all the other art forms, take William Blake, everything that came to that paper never existed before. It’s the idea of alchemy, of making something from nothing. Duane Michals
A photograph of a woman crying tells me nothing about grief. Or a photograph of a woman ecstatic tells me nothing about ecstasy. What is the nature of these emotions? The problem with photography is that it only deals with appearances. Duane Michals
Duane Michals quote: "Trust that little voice in your head that says 'Wouldn't it be..."
Trust that little voice in your head that says 'Wouldn't it be interesting if...'; And then do it. Duane Michals
I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody's face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways. Duane Michals
Photographers tend not to photograph what they can’t see, which is the very reason one should try to attempt it. Otherwise we’re going to go on forever just photographing more faces and more rooms and more places. Photography has to transcend description. It has to go beyond description to bring insight into the subject, or reveal the subject, not as it looks, but how does it feel? Duane Michals
Duane Michals quote: "I believe in the imagination. What I cannot see is infinitely..."
I believe in the imagination. What I cannot see is infinitely more important than what I can see. Duane Michals
Duane Michals quote: "Photography deals exquisitely with appearances, but nothing is..."
Photography deals exquisitely with appearances, but nothing is what it appears to be. Duane Michals

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