"When I teach a class I often give the assignment: Photograph someone you love. I ask people to do this so they have a subject about whom they have feelings, a subject that is more than a model, or an object, or a shape, or an idea. In this way, they can judge the result not only by its technical success, but also by how well it describes their feelings."

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Source : John Loengard (1987). “Pictures under discussion”, Amphoto Books

John Loengard

#Class Quotes #Ideas Quotes #People Quotes

“Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth it is a city of freedom. And in freedom, most people find sin.”
“We keep secrets from people that we love because we're afraid of our own truth. I think sometimes we're afraid to hurt people, because you never know. I think we're afraid of what is, and what can't be.”

Source : "Lauren London: The This Christmas Interview". Interview with Kam Williams, aalbc.com.
“The opinions that the price of commodities depends solely on the proportion of supply and demand, or demand to supply, has become almost an axiom in political economy, and has been the source of much error in that science.”
“The footprint of the savage traced in the sand is sufficient to attest the presence of man to the atheist who will not recognize God, whose hand is impressed upon the entire universe.”
“The best thing about sports is the sense of community and shared emotion it can create.”
“My job is to focus on bringing characters to life in an honest and personal way.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“What would be a road hazard anywhere else, in the Third World is probably the road.”
“Those who insist on transferring the Iranian nuclear dossier to the UN Security Council have received an additional argument for doing so.”

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