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To make good photographs, to express something, to contribute something to the world he lives in, and to contribute something to the art of photography besides imitations of the best photographers on the market today, that is basic training, the understanding of self.

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Edward Steichen
Age: 93 †
Born: 1879
Born: January 1
Died: 1973
Died: January 1
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