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Philip Jones Griffiths Quotes: What we get to think and know about the world is in the hands of a very few... A truly informed public is antithetical to the interests of modern consumer capital.
         

What we get to think and know about the world is in the hands of a very few... A truly informed public is antithetical to the interests of modern consumer capital.


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[Photojournalism] really is the only branch of photography that's a credit to our profession. We see, we understand; we see more, we understand more.

[Photojournalism] really is the only branch of photography that's a credit to our profession. We see, we understand; we see more, we understand more.



... we are there with our cameras to record reality. Once we start modifying that which exists, we are robbing photography of its most valuable attribute.

... we are there with our cameras to record reality. Once we start modifying that which exists, we are robbing photography of its most valuable attribute.



I attempt to channel my anger into the tip of my forefinger as I press the shutter.

I attempt to channel my anger into the tip of my forefinger as I press the shutter.



Real photography is a wonderfully inclusive, democratic medium, whereas art photography is more often a private pursuit by conmen.

Real photography is a wonderfully inclusive, democratic medium, whereas art photography is more often a private pursuit by conmen.



Content alone is propaganda; form alone is wallpaper.

Content alone is propaganda; form alone is wallpaper.





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This is the feeling for syllable and rhythm, penetrating far below the conscious levels of thought and feeling, invigorating every word.

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