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There are many reasons why photography does not attract the social and cultural attention it deserves. I would add one more which has received scant attention: it does not make a lot of noise. ... Perhaps photography would be more appreciated if camera shutters fired with the sound of a .357 Magnum.

Bill Jay's Popular Quotes

Evolution in action: First, God said, 'Let there be light.' Then, he created two nude models. Now we have photographers.

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'I am a camera' but it is a discontinued model.

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If you take pictures does that make you an art thief?

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A photograph is a picture and no more true or false than any other depiction; why is that so hard to comprehend?

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Ask photographers to write and they have nothing to say; ask them to talk about their work and they won't shut up.

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The best way for photographers to become rich and famous is to go into another field.

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Predators and prey always coexist. That's why we have galleries as well as photographers.

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Why do photographers photograph? To make unreality visible.

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But there are times when thinking is misplaced, like when taking photographs. You cannot think your way to making photographs; you can photograph you…

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