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A few words about the question of whether photography is art or not: I never understood the question.

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Ernst Haas
Age: 65 †
Born: 1921
Born: March 2
Died: 1986
Died: September 12
Journalist
Photographer
Photojournalist
Writer
Portuguese Republic
Erunusuto Hāsu
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