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I can't talk about my style. It us kind of difficult for me. I don't like styles. I only like taking photos and expressing myself through them.

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Andre Kertesz
Age: 91 †
Born: 1894
Born: February 7
Died: 1985
Died: September 29
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You do not have to imagine things reality gives you all you need.
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The photographer's art is a continuous discovery which requires patience and time.
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I am not a surrealist. I am only a realist. All this group - surrealists - use my name. No, no, I am realist.
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I still regard myself as an amateur today and I hope that's what I'll stay until the end of my life. Because I'm forever a beginner who discovers the world again and again.
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