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The camera is no more an instrument of preservation, the image is.

~Berenice Abbott

Topics: Camera Image Instrument More Preservation

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I didn't decide to be a photographer; I just happened to fall into it.

~Berenice Abbott

Topics: Decide Fall Happened Just Photographer

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Photography helps people to see.

~Berenice Abbott

Topics: Helps People Photography See

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Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past.

~Berenice Abbott

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The challenge for me has first been to see things as they are, whether a portrait, a city street, or a bouncing ball. In a word, I have tried to be objective.

~Berenice Abbott

Topics: Ball Been Bouncing Challenge City First Me Objective Portrait See Street Things Tried Whether Word

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Photography can never grow up if it imitates some other medium. It has to walk alone; it has to be itself.

~Berenice Abbott

Topics: Alone Grow Grow Up Imitates Itself Medium Never Other Photography Some Up Walk

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Does not the very word 'creative' mean to build, to initiate, to give out, to act - rather than to be acted upon, to be subjective? Living photography is positive in its approach, it sings a song of life - not death.

~Berenice Abbott

Topics: Act Acted Approach Build Creative Death Does Give Initiate Life Living Mean Out Photography Positive Rather Sings Song Subjective Than Very Word

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There are many teachers who could ruin you. Before you know it you could be a pale copy of this teacher or that teacher. You have to evolve on your own.

~Berenice Abbott

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Photographer

Born: July 17th, 1898

Died: December 9th, 1991

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