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Photography can be perceived as the opposite of war.


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I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony. The events I have recorded should not be forgotten and must not be repeated.

I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony. The events I have recorded should not be forgotten and must not be repeated.



For me, the strength of photography lies in its ability to evoke humanity. If war is an attempt to negate humanity, then photography can be perceived as the opposite of war.

For me, the strength of photography lies in its ability to evoke humanity. If war is an attempt to negate humanity, then photography can be perceived as the opposite of war.



There is a job to be doneto record the truth. I want to wake people up!

There is a job to be doneto record the truth. I want to wake people up!



I became a photographer in order to be a war photographer, and a photographer involved in what I thought were critical social issues. From the very beginning this was my goal.

I became a photographer in order to be a war photographer, and a photographer involved in what I thought were critical social issues. From the very beginning this was my goal.



You are never freer than in that moment when you decide to expose yourself to sniper fire.

You are never freer than in that moment when you decide to expose yourself to sniper fire.



If you want to connect with people who are in distress and great grief and scared, you need to do it in a certain way. I move kind of slow. I talk kind of slow. I let them know that I respect them.

If you want to connect with people who are in distress and great grief and scared, you need to do it in a certain way. I move kind of slow. I talk kind of slow. I let them know that I respect them.



If you make an honest picture of war, it will be an antiwar photograph.

If you make an honest picture of war, it will be an antiwar photograph.



I want my pictures to cut through political abstractions... and make a connection on a human level.

I want my pictures to cut through political abstractions... and make a connection on a human level.



I try to use whatever I know about photography to be of service to the people I'm photographing.

I try to use whatever I know about photography to be of service to the people I'm photographing.



When the truth is spoken, it doesn't need to be adorned. It just needs to be simply stated, and often it only needs to be said once.

When the truth is spoken, it doesn't need to be adorned. It just needs to be simply stated, and often it only needs to be said once.





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You're going to burn in a very special level of hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater.



I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.

I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.



White shall not neutralize the black, nor good compensate bad in man, absolve him so: life's business being just the terrible choice.

White shall not neutralize the black, nor good compensate bad in man, absolve him so: life's business being just the terrible choice.



I've made a promise to myself to be a 100% healthy person if nothing else.

I've made a promise to myself to be a 100% healthy person if nothing else.



Don't be scared to dream big, and don't be afraid to be close to people. And never give up! It's the tenacious not the talented that win.

Don't be scared to dream big, and don't be afraid to be close to people. And never give up! It's the tenacious not the talented that win.



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I've seen some very beautiful drag queens.



Network marketing itself is always one-on-one. It's also called relationship marketing. You can't recruit en masse through thousands of e-mails.

Network marketing itself is always one-on-one. It's also called relationship marketing. You can't recruit en masse through thousands of e-mails.



I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.

I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.



The only time I've ever gone against my instincts, I've regretted it. It was only really one time.

The only time I've ever gone against my instincts, I've regretted it. It was only really one time.



Decide what you want to be, do, and have, think the thoughts of it, emit the frequency, and your vision will become your life.

Decide what you want to be, do, and have, think the thoughts of it, emit the frequency, and your vision will become your life.




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