Occupation: Photographer Birth: June 11, 1882 Death: November 23, 1966
It is my hope that photography may fall in line with all the other arts and with her infinite possibilities, do things strange and more fascinating t….
An artist is a man who tries to express the inexpressible..
Photography makes one conscious of beauty everywhere, even in the simplest things, even in what is often considered commonplace or ugly. Yet nothing ….
My aim in photography is always to convey a mood and not to impart local information. This is not an easy matter, for the camera if left to its own d….
I wish to state emphatically that I do not believe in any sort of handwork or manipulation on a photographic negative or print..
Why should not the camera artist break away from the worn out conventions and claim the freedom of expression which any art must have to be alive..
A photographic portrait needs more collaboration between sitter and artist than a painted portrait..
I affirm that any sort of photograph is superior to any sort of painting aiming at the same result..