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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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Jay Maisel
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: January 18
Photographer
Brooklyn
New York
Anything
Triumph
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Narrative
Survive
Content
Photographer
Photography
Whatever
Gesture
Light
Gestures

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