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My 'work' is about seeing not about ideas.

~Elliott Erwitt

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If your subjects are eternal... they'll survive.

~Elliott Erwitt

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Professionally I've evolved with what's required, but the pictures I do for pleasure haven't changed, except for the cars in the background, the clothing. I haven't changed at all.

~Elliott Erwitt

Topics: Background Car Changed Clothing Evolved Except Pictures Pleasure Professionally Required

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My life has been quite interesting professionally.

~Elliott Erwitt

Topics: Been Interesting Life My Life Professionally Quite

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The advantage of taking pictures of the famous is that they get published.

~Elliott Erwitt

Topics: Advantage Famous Get Pictures Published Taking

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I've been around so long, most editors think I'm dead.

~Elliott Erwitt

Topics: Around Been Dead Editors Long Most Think

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When I get up in the morning I brush my teeth and go about my business, and if I am going anywhere interesting I take my camera along.

~Elliott Erwitt

Topics: About Along Am Anywhere Brush Business Camera Get Go Going Interesting Morning Take Teeth Up I Am

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The thing is that when you don't carry a camera, that's when you see pictures in particular, or at least that's when you think you see pictures in particular. When you do carry it, if you do see one on the occasion that you do, you can take it.

~Elliott Erwitt

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Everybody's got to do something... I'd been on my own since an early age and I thought I better find something to do to buy biscuits and stuff. From high school onwards I was earning my way with photography, one way or another, working in darkrooms and taking pictures of weddings, neighbors' children and so on.

~Elliott Erwitt

Topics: Age Another Been Better Biscuits Buy Children Early Early Age Earning Everybody Find Got High High School My Own Neighbors One Way Own Photography Pictures School Since Something Stuff Taking Thought Way Weddings Working

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I like museums in Berlin a lot, especially in the eastern part. They're extraordinarily good.

~Elliott Erwitt

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Photographer

Born: July 26th, 1928

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