Lola Alvarez Bravo famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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I was the only woman fooling around with a camera in the streets and all the reporters laughed at me. So I became a fighter.
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If my photos have any value, it's because they show a Mexico that no longer exists.
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If I came out a photographer it's because I knew about painting, composition, and the handling of light.
-- Lola Alvarez Bravo
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I feel that working with the camera and editing it is actually my strong suit.
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This is all you need in life: a computer, a camera, and a cat.
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The camera can film my face but until it captures my soul, you don't have a movie,
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You know, when cameras are rolling, improvisation doesn't feel natural. The pressure is too great. You're on a time schedule. You've got 60 crewmen.
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When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear.
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Everybody saying Guerrero, I'll really turn your ***** into a real ghost.
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You don't realize what fine fighting material there is in age. ... You show me any one who's lived to over seventy and you show me a fighter - some one who's got the will to live.
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I'm not a fighter. If there's something going on that I really feel strongly about, I'll certainly stand up but I pick my battles.
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I sat down in the sand, breathless with shame and failure. God, I thought, some defender of the weak. Some freedom fighter: Joan of Arc in sunscreen.
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I was the only woman fooling around with a camera in the streets and all the reporters laughed at me. So I became a fighter.
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