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The invention of photography destroyed the canons of representational, imitative art.


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The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as the pen.

The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as the pen.



The enemy of photography is the convention, the fixed rules of 'how to do'. The salvation of photography comes from the experiment.

The enemy of photography is the convention, the fixed rules of 'how to do'. The salvation of photography comes from the experiment.



Design is the organization of materials and processes in the most productive way, in a harmonious balance of all elements necessary for a certain function.

Design is the organization of materials and processes in the most productive way, in a harmonious balance of all elements necessary for a certain function.



Designing is not a profession but an attitude... Thinking in relationships.

Designing is not a profession but an attitude... Thinking in relationships.



Design... is the integration of technological, social, and economical requirements, biological necessities, and the psychological effects of materials, shape, color, volume and space.

Design... is the integration of technological, social, and economical requirements, biological necessities, and the psychological effects of materials, shape, color, volume and space.



The photogram, or camera-less record of forms produced by light, which embodies the unique nature of the photographic process, is the real key to photography.

The photogram, or camera-less record of forms produced by light, which embodies the unique nature of the photographic process, is the real key to photography.



The organization of light and shadow effects produce a new enrichment of vision.

The organization of light and shadow effects produce a new enrichment of vision.



The experience of space is not a privilege of the gifted few, but a biological function.

The experience of space is not a privilege of the gifted few, but a biological function.



My talent lies in the expression of my life and creative power through light, colour and form. As a painter I can convey the essence of life.

My talent lies in the expression of my life and creative power through light, colour and form. As a painter I can convey the essence of life.



The photographer is a manipulator of light; photography is a manipulation of light.

The photographer is a manipulator of light; photography is a manipulation of light.





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We are not meant to know the time or the nature of our deaths (for all of us secretly hope that we may be immortal).

We are not meant to know the time or the nature of our deaths (for all of us secretly hope that we may be immortal).



Have faith in the powers at work, Cressa, because when you do, you’ll believe. And when you believe, mountains become like feathers.

Have faith in the powers at work, Cressa, because when you do, you’ll believe. And when you believe, mountains become like feathers.



We are all lumps, and of so various and inform a contexture, that every piece plays, every moment, its own game, and there is as much difference betwixt us and ourselves as betwixt us and others.

We are all lumps, and of so various and inform a contexture, that every piece plays, every moment, its own game, and there is as much difference betwixt us and ourselves as betwixt us and others.



Coach like the coach you want to be ten years from now.

Coach like the coach you want to be ten years from now.



I tell you that as long as I can conceive something better than myself I cannot be easy unless I am striving to bring it into existence or clearing the way for it.

I tell you that as long as I can conceive something better than myself I cannot be easy unless I am striving to bring it into existence or clearing the way for it.



... what is there over which the incomparable beauty of childhood would not triumph?

... what is there over which the incomparable beauty of childhood would not triumph?



During my solitude, conflicting thoughts increased; but much exercise of soul had the effect of causing the scriptures to gain complete ascendancy over me.

During my solitude, conflicting thoughts increased; but much exercise of soul had the effect of causing the scriptures to gain complete ascendancy over me.



It is noble to grant life to the vanquished. [Lat., Pulchrum est vitam donare minori.]

It is noble to grant life to the vanquished. [Lat., Pulchrum est vitam donare minori.]



God eternally exists as three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and each person is fully God, and there is one God.

God eternally exists as three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and each person is fully God, and there is one God.



I feel I am very fortunate to have a job that I really like.

I feel I am very fortunate to have a job that I really like.




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