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When I first became interested in photography, I thought it was the whole cheese. My idea was to have it recognized as one of the fine arts. Today I don't give a hoot in hell about that. The mission of photography is to explain man to man and each man to himself.

~Edward Steichen

Topics: About Arts Became Cheese Each Each Man Explain Fine Fine Arts First Give Hell Himself Hoot Idea Interested Man Mission Photography Recognized Thought Today Whole

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A good daguerreotype was as perfect a kind of photograph as was ever made.

~Edward Steichen

Topics: Ever Good Kind Made Perfect Photograph

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There is only one optimist. He has been here since man has been on this earth, and that is man himself. If we hadn't had such a magnificent optimism to carry us through all these things, we wouldn't be here. We have survived it on our optimism.

~Edward Steichen

Topics: Been Carry Earth Had He Here Himself Magnificent Man Only Optimism Optimist Our Since Survived Things Through Us

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Photographer

Born: March 27th, 1879

Died: March 25th, 1973

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