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I think only a superb news or reportage picture could move me. Other photographs may leave a strong impression on me, but they don't move me.

Helmut Gernsheim

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Helmut Gernsheim
Age: 82 †
Born: 1913
Born: March 1
Died: 1995
Died: July 20
Art Historian
Photographer
München
Helmut Erich Robert Kuno Gernsheim
Think
Photograph
Thinking
Picture
News
Move
Leave
Reportage
Moving
Superb
Strong
Photographs
May
Impression

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