"I do feel a kinship with anthropology or ethnography, although when you hear those terms you think of something exotic. Generally, photographic anthropology has that taste of the faraway or undiscovered place. But my anthropology has more to do with what's in my reach."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Ari Marcopoulos

#Thinking Quotes #Exotic Quotes #Taste Quotes

“You can find pictures anywhere. It's simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them.”
“The world's most successful entrepreneurs play hard, but they work even harder.”
“'Tis love that makes the world go round, my baby.”
“This idea that males are physically aggressive and females are not has distinct drawbacks for both sexes.”
“You want to shut up every Negro who has the courage to stand up and fight for the rights of his people, for the rights of workers, and I have been on many a picket line for the steelworkers too.”
“Most people stiffen with self-consciousness when they pose for a photograph. Lighting and fine camera equipment are useless if the photographer cannot make them drop the mask, at least for a moment, so he can capture on his film their real, undistorted personality and character.”
“Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you're proud to live.”
“A lot of people approach their barn or horse like they are going to war, because it's been going badly. So you pick up the next day in a defensive mode instead of cleaning the slate and starting fresh. Animals live so much in the moment, so if you're bringing baggage from yesterday you're already at a loss. We do that with people too.”

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