There's no particular class of photograph that I think is any better than any other class. I'm always and forever looking for the image that has spirit! I don't give a damn how it got made.
Minor WhiteRead
The reason why we want to remember an image varies: because we simply 'love it,' or dislike it so intensely that it becomes compulsive, or because it has made us realize something about ourselves, or has brought about some slight change in us. Perhaps the reader can recall some image, after the seeing of which he has never been quite the same.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Images can evoke strong emotional responses that impact our self-awareness and change us.
This quote by Minor White suggests that the desire to remember certain images stems from various emotional connections, whether love, intense dislike, or personal realization. Images can serve as powerful catalysts for change in our lives, often leaving a lasting impression that shapes our perspectives and self-identity.
Themes
ImagesMemoryEmotionsSelf-AwarenessChange
In practice
Example use cases
In a presentation about art therapy, this quote can highlight the emotional impact of imagery.
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All quotes βWhile we cannot describe its appearance (the equivalent), we can define its function. When a photograph functions as an Equivalent we can say that at that moment, and for that person the photograph acts as a symbol or plays the role of a metaphor for something that is beyond the subject photographed.
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Some of the young photographers today enter photography where I leave off. My "grandchildren" astound me. What I worked for they seem to be born with. So I wonder where Their affirmations of Spirit will lead. My wish for them is that their unfolding proceeds to fullness of Spirit, however astonishing or anguished their lives.
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One should not only photograph things for what they are but for what else they are.
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If all your life means to you is water running over rocks, then photograph it, but I want to create something that would not have existed without me.
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