"In a world of disturbing images, the general body of photography is bland, dealing complacently with nature and treating our preconceptions as insights. Strange, private worlds rarely slip past our guard."

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Source : Henry Holmes Smith, James Enyeart (1986). “Henry Holmes Smith: collected writings 1935-1985”, Center for Creative Photography

Henry Holmes Smith

#Photography Quotes #Past Quotes #World Quotes

“Thereâ€™s a lot of work being done today that doesnâ€™t have any soul in it. The technique may be the utmost perfection, yet it is lifeless. It doesnâ€™t have a soul. I hope my furniture has a soul to it.”
“True country music is honesty, sincerity, and real life to the hilt.”
“Bullies, oppressors and all men who do violence to the rights of others are guilty not only of their own crimes, but also of the corruption they bring into the hearts of their victims.”

Source : Alessandro Manzoni (1983). “The Betrothed”, p.54, Penguin UK
“Honestly, I feel like I spent the last 10 years just trying to work, just get my hands on the best material I could. I'd like to say that it was quite calculated and genius, my ability to take one step forward and two steps back.”
“And then to end up with a total of 347 wins, averaging 10 regular season wins for 33 years and the best winning percentage, and I'm very proud of this, of any professional team from 1970 to 1996.”
“Worship means reverence and humility it means revering your real self and humbling delusions.”
“It is for truth that God created genius.”
“Youths are passed through schools that donâ€™t teach, then forced to search for jobs that donâ€™t exist and finally left stranded in the street to stare at the glamorous lives advertised around them.”

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