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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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Jay Maisel
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: January 18
Photographer
Brooklyn
New York
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Photography
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Difficult
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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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When you shoot, that is opportunity number one to make a statement. When you edit, you have opportunity number two to make your statement. It could be an affirmation of your first choice or could go off in another direction.
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As people, we love pattern. But interrupted pattern is more interesting.
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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 have to learn not only from your failures. You must also learn from your successes.
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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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I'm a New Yorker. I don't believe in air unless I can see it.
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Failing is not a problem. Not trying is a problem.
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