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What you photograph is responsible for how a photograph looks - the form, the design, whatever word you want to use.
Garry Winogrand
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Garry Winogrand
Age: 56 †
Born: 1928
Born: January 14
Died: 1984
Died: March 29
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Photojournalist
New York City
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