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The visual life is an enormous undertaking, practically unattainable.

~Dorothea Lange

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I many times encountered courage, real courage. Undeniable courage. I've heard it said that that was the highest quality of the human animal. I encountered that many times, in unexpected places. And I have learned to recognize it when I see it.

~Dorothea Lange

Topics: Animal Courage Encountered Heard Highest Human Learned Many Places Quality Real Recognize Said See Times Undeniable Unexpected I See I Have Learned

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It is not enough to photograph the obviously picturesque.

~Dorothea Lange

Topics: Enough Obviously Photograph Picturesque

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The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.

~Dorothea Lange

Topics: Camera How Instrument People See Teaches Without

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The people who are garrulous and wear their heart on their sleeve and tell you everything, that's one kind of person, but the fellow who's hiding behind a tree and hoping you don't see him is the fellow that you'd better find out why.

~Dorothea Lange

Topics: Behind Better Everything Fellow Find Heart Hiding Him Hoping Kind Out People Person See Sleeve Tell Tree Wear Who Why You

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The words that come direct from the people are the greatest... If you substitute one out of your own vocabulary, it disappears before your eyes.

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Topics: Before Come Direct Disappears Eyes Greatest Out Own People Substitute Vocabulary Words You Your

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I believe that what we call beautiful is generally a by-product.

~Dorothea Lange

Topics: Beautiful Believe By-Product Call Generally I Believe I Believe That

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A camera teaches you how to see without a camera.

~Dorothea Lange

Topics: Camera How See Teaches Without You

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Surefire things are deadening to the human spirit.

~Dorothea Lange

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Photographer

Born: May 26th, 1895

Died: October 11th, 1965

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