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Nothing is ever the same as they said it was.

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Diane Arbus
Age: 48 †
Born: 1923
Born: March 14
Died: 1971
Died: July 26
Fashion Photographer
Photographer
New York City
New York
Diane Nemerov
Diane Nemerov Arbus
Diane née Nemerov
Diane nee Nemerov
Photography
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The camera is a kind of license.
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Taking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing Oreo cookies.
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The more specific you are, the more general it'll be.
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