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The best camera is the one you have with you.

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Jay Maisel
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: January 18
Photographer
Brooklyn
New York
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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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The awareness of the quality of space in out photos is akin to our awareness of the very air in our photos, the atmosphere that pervades every square inch of our image and yet is often invisible to the photographer.
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You can't just turn on when something happens, you have to be turned on all the time. Then things happen.
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Gesture is not always action.
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I want to go out as unprepared as possible so I can get filled up with what the world has to offer.
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I don't see light as something that falls, but as a positive force.
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You have to learn not only from your failures. You must also learn from your successes.
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If you're not shooting in the right direction, it doesn't matter how well you're shooting.
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There is no one solution to all problems. It's the problem itself that can lead to the solution.
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Money and fame that photography can bring you are wonderful, but nothing can compare to the joy of seeing something new.
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There is no bad light. There is spectacular light and difficult light. It's up to you to use the light you have.
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If you can capture the element of surprise, you're way ahead of the game.
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You must be open to what otherwise may seem to be a detriment to your 'plans'.
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Had I not been told to look, I would have quite, ignorant of what was really there, because I had 'made plans' and was wearing visual and emotional blinders that limited my perceptions and my vision.
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Never say you're going back - SHOOT IT NOW!
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There are rules about perception, but not about photography.
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All these factors are only valuable if you're curious. But in any case, the more knowledge you have, the more things are open and available to you.
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I love when pictures ask questions or make others ask questions.
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