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The drama of light exists not only in what is in the light, but also in what is left dark. If the light is everywhere, the drama is gone.

Jay Maisel

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Jay Maisel
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: January 18
Photographer
Brooklyn
New York
Dark
Gone
Left
Light
Photographer
Also
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Everywhere
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Photography

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