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I never took a photograph. Instead, I became a good listener.

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To raise, to elevate, to endorse with timeless reverence the image of woman has been my mission.

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I look at ordinary objects, and I see things that other people don't see. That's why I'm a photographer.

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I've always photographed beauty, but I've never been beautiful myself.

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I learned early on that if I was to get attention, I would have to be charming. Even the models I've photographed are often like that. Some of them are not beautiful. But, if you catch them in the right light, they glow.

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When I was young, anywhere I would go in Germany, I would see my father's posters. Everyone knew about him. And he had many friends who were artists who were also quite famous. So, for me, it seemed very natural to be an artist and be known.

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It seems a perfectly normal thing to be 95.

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I understood the craft of photography when done by an artist is art.

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I have no regrets about my work. To be a photographer was a gift of the gods. I can't imagine anything that would have been better.

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I'm no snapshot artist. I make very careful choices always, even if I'm using a 35mm camera.

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Photographer

Born: October 14th, 1905

Died: December 18th, 2006

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