"Documentary photography has amassed mountains of evidence. And yet... the genre has simultaneously contributed much to spectacle, to retinal excitation, to voyeurism, to terror, envy and nostalgia, and only a little to the critical understanding of the social world."

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Source : Allan Sekula, Illinois State University. University Galleries (1999). “Dismal science: photo works, 1972-1996”, Illinois State Univ

Allan Sekula

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“Kids' views are often just as valid as the teachers'. The best teachers are the ones that know that.”
“You go overseas and people are oppressed and scared and worried but we're not like that... we're more like my films and how people come out at the end of seeing them - they feel good.”

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“I want to do a musical movie. Like Evita, but with good music.”
“As a songwriter you have an umbilical cord to the song and it's hard to expand on your understanding of the lyrics. Whereas when you cover a song you can create your own reason why you're attached to it.”
“You don't want him for a reason. You want him because he's your father.”
“God's more in control than we are. Obviously you still take all the precautions and safety measures inside your car.”

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“It doesn't matter if I failed. At least I passed the concept on to others. Even if I don't succeed, someone will succeed.”
“Be still with yourself until the object of your attention affirms your presence.”

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