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The camera is cruel, so I try to be as good as I can to make things even.
Diane Arbus
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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
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Cruel
Camera
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Cameras
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.
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A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.
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The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.
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The more specific you are, the more general it'll be.
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Photography was a license to go wherever I wanted and to do what I wanted to do.
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You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw.
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