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Try to go out empty and let your images fill you up.

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Jay Maisel
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: January 18
Photographer
Brooklyn
New York
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The pictures are everywhere. If you're open, they will find you.
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Gesture will survive whatever kind of light you have. Gesture can triumph over anything because of its narrative content.
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