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Born in Kansas City, Missouri, and knowing nothing about Picasso, I had the audacity to knock on his door, became his friend, and took thousands of photographs, of him, his studios, his life and his friends.

~David Douglas Duncan

Topics: About Audacity Became Born City Door Friend Friends Had Him His Kansas Kansas City Knock Knowing Life Missouri Nothing Photographs Picasso Studios Thousands Took

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Gandhi was a strange guy. There was this simplistic manner; but nobody knows what it cost to provide the simple life of Mohandas Gandhi. Nobody. He traveled on a train by himself.

~David Douglas Duncan

Topics: Cost Gandhi Guy He Himself Knows Life Manner Nobody Provide Simple Simple Life Simplistic Strange Train Traveled

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I have taken some hits here and there, but I've been most damaged carrying my little terrier to bed, and I broke my hip turning off the lamp. I've been nicked a few times, but he put me out of business. So life is a very strange adventure.

~David Douglas Duncan

Topics: Adventure Bed Been Broke Business Carrying Damaged Few He Here Hip Hits Lamp Life Life Is A Little Me Most Off Out Put Some Strange Taken Times Turning Very

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So many people are exploiting the name Picasso - and, in a way, even the estate is doing it.

~David Douglas Duncan

Topics: Doing Estate Even Exploiting Many Name People Picasso So Many People Way

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The Marines in Korea never feared 'friendly fire' or artillery coming from the South Koreans - from their allies - like they did later in Vietnam, fighting with the South Vietnamese. The Koreans could be trusted.

~David Douglas Duncan

Topics: Allies Artillery Coming Could Did Feared Fighting Fire Friendly Korea Koreans Later Like Marines Never South Trusted Vietnam Vietnamese

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I was a war correspondent in Korea. I did a book on it: 'This is War.'

~David Douglas Duncan

Topics: Book Correspondent Did Korea War

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War is in the eyes.

~David Douglas Duncan

Topics: Eyes War

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My only rule: I never photographed the face of the dead, ever, out of respect for the families.

~David Douglas Duncan

Topics: Dead Ever Face Families Never Only Out Photographed Respect Rule

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I don't think you can impose a social order from the top down.

~David Douglas Duncan

Topics: Down Impose Order Social Social Order Think Top You

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War is the easiest photography in the business. Just get close, be lucky, know how your camera works. There are subjects everywhere. Everyplace you go, there is something to photograph in a war, like being in the middle of a hurricane or a train crash or an earthquake. You can't miss it.

~David Douglas Duncan

Topics: Being Business Camera Close Crash Earthquake Easiest Everywhere Get Go How Hurricane Just Know Like Lucky Middle Miss Photograph Photography Something Subjects Train War Works You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Photographer

Born: January 23rd, 1916

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